DISEASE FROM FARM ANIMALS
Farmers, vets and others who work
with animals or their products are at a
higher risk of contracting certain
diseases from animals than the general
population. Infectious diseases that can
be contacted from animals are called
zoonoses. Even healthy animals can
transmit zoonoses to people either
directly or indirectly.
Many of the diseases listed below do not usually
cause serious illness in healthy adults, however,
they can be extremely serious in certain groups of
people including:
• very young and elderly people
• people with suppressed immune systems
• pregnant women.
Common diseases that can be transferred from
animals to humans include:
• Salmonella
• Campylobacter
• Verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), including
E.coli O157
• Listeria
• Toxoplasmosis, Leptospirosis, Q Fever,
Brucellosis, Cryptosporidiosis,
Tuberculosis (TB)
