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• Emerging Infectious Diseases
This Web site is primarily devoted to recent and emerging Zoonotic diseases, that is diseases that may be transmitted between animals and humans. According to the Executive Director of the Consortium for Conservation Medicine, there are approximately 1,400 known microbes that cause illness in humans, and 61 percent can be linked to animals.

• Reportable Diseases in Michigan: 2012 - quick reference guide PDF icon
A Guide for Physicians, Health Care Providers and Laboratories


Curent issues other diseases

• Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite!
Resources for identifying and preventing bed bug infestations, and how to choose the right pest control options

• Leptospirosis in Dogs PDF icon
A bacterial disease in dogs that may affect humans

• Leptospirosis in Michigan PDF icon
Preliminary Investigation

• Map of Counties in Michigan with Leptospirosis PDF icon
2011 Diagnosed Cases

• EHD in Michigan Deer
Link to DNR Disease Manual on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease

• Wanted Dead - Feral Swine Poster PDF icon
Feral swine carry diseases that affect humans and livestock

• Canine Brucellosis Flyer
An concern in Michigan puppies

• Compendium of Measures to Prevent Disease Associated with Animals in Public Settings, 2009 PDF icon

• Information about Type E Botulism in Michigan's Wildlife
Documents about collection and/or disposal of dead birds, information for property owners, and waterfowl hunting.

• Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions PDF icon
Infection control measures vary from practice to practice and are often insufficient to prevent zoonotic disease transmission. The Veterinary Standard Precautions (VSP) in this compendium are designed to prevent transmission of zoonotic pathogens from animal patients to veterinary personnel in private practice.

• Feral Swine in the U.S. PDF icon
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• EEE in Michigan Horses

• Michigan Mosquito Manual PDF icon
Including a history of EEE in Michigan.

• Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE)
Centers for Disease Control Fact Sheet

• Reconstruction of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic Virus
CDC researchers and their colleagues have successfully reconstructed the influenza virus that caused the 1918-19 flu pandemic, which killed as many as 50 million people worldwide.






Quick Links
 •  Wanted Dead - Feral Swine Poster PDF icon
 •  Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite!
 •  Order MDCH Communicable Disease Division Publications PDF icon
 •  Vaccinating Your Horse Can Save its life
 •  Case Definitions for Leptospirosis PDF icon
 •  Leptospirosis in Michigan  PDF icon
 •  Leptospirosis in Dogs PDF icon
 •  Map of Counties in Michigan with Leptospirosis PDF icon
 •  Feral Swine TV Commercial
 •  Apparent Prevalence of bovine TB in NE Lower MI
 •  USDA Approves Bovine TB Free Status for 57 Michigan Counties  PDF icon
 •  Bovine TB Zoning Rules and Split State Status PDF icon
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 •  SARS - WHO
 •  Severe Accute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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