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Zoonotic Diseases in Texas

Date: September 26th, 2012

Zoonotic Diseases are diseases that can be shared between animals and people.

A person may become infected with an animal disease indirectly from the environment or through flies, mosquitoes, ticks and fleas.

They can also become infected directly through close contact between animals and people.

Partial List of Zoonotic Diseases that can be found in Texas:

Anthrax

Chagas Disease

Dengue Fever

Flu

Hantavirus

Plague

Rabies

Tick Borne Diseases

West Nile Virus

See the Texas EDEN Disease & Epidemic page for more information.

 

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