Zoonotic Disease Program
Zoonotic Diseases

In general, only human cases of zoonotic diseases require reporting to the Ohio Department of Health.

• An exception is rabies in animals, where rabies positive animals are reported.
   
• Some diseases are reportable only if multiple human cases are diagnosed (e.g. blastomycosis and histoplasmosis). Therefore, there may be very few reported cases of these diseases. Refer to the Infectious Disease Control Manual (IDCM) for specific reporting requirements.
   
• Most of these diseases are uncommon in Ohio.
   

More information on the following diseases is available:

External links to other sites are intended to be informational and do not have the endorsement of the Ohio Department of Health.

• Anthrax
  
• Blastomycosis
  
• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
  
• Brucellosis
  
• Chronic Wasting Disease
  
• Cryptosporidiosis
  
• Dengue
  
• Eastern Equine Encephalitis
  
• Erlichiosis
  
• Foot and Mouth Disease
  
• Hantavirus
  
• Histoplasmosis
  
• LaCrosse Encephalitis
  
• Leptospirosis
  
• Lyme Disease
  
• Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)
  
• Mad Cow Disease
  
• Malaria
  
• Psittacosis Fact Sheet
  
• Psittacosis Compendium
  
• Q-Fever
  
• Rabies
  
• Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  
• St. Louis Encephalitis
  
• Toxoplasmosis
  
• Trichinosis
  
• Tularemia
  
• West Nile Virus
  
• Yellow Fever
   

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Voluntary Guidelines for Animal Exhibitions in Ohio

Last Updated: 07/09/08