Guides

This plan should be adapted to your practice in keeping with local, state, and federal regulations. Please refer to the full Compendium of Veterinary Standard Precautions for complete information and guidance.

The objectives of the Compendium are to raise awareness of the scope of zoonotic disease risk in veterinary medicine; address infection control issues specific to veterinary practice; provide practical, science-based veterinary infection control guidance; and provide a model infection control plan for use in individual veterinary facilities.

Rabies is a fatal viral zoonosis and a serious public health problem. All mammals are believed to be susceptible to the disease, and for purposes of this document, use of the term “animal” refers to mammals. The disease is an acute, progressive encephalitis caused by a lyssavirus.

This compendium provides standardized recommendations for public health officials, veterinarians, animal venue operators, animal exhibitors, visitors to animal venues and exhibits, and others concerned with control of disease and with minimizing health risks associated with animal contact in public settings.

Controlling rodents in buildings is very important from the perspectives of both their potential effects on human health and their possible damage to physical structures. Rodent control can be an attainable goal, but it always demands more than randomly setting out a few traps.

The 2016 Rabies Compendium by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians explains national animal rabies prevention and control best practices.

Introduction Letter

Veterinarians and animal control officers may refer to the Guidance on Prospective Serologic Monitoring for further information on dogs and cats with a rabies exposure but uncertain rabies vaccination history.

Whenever possible, local animal control officers should be involved when an animal bite or potential rabies exposure occurs. Animal control may be contacted to assist with head removal for rabies testing and to ensure the head is shipped for testing appropriately and in a timely manner.

These guidelines are for the shipping of average dog, cat, fox and skunk specimens. Because of the varying size of animals, specimens submitted for rabies testing may require the use of larger or different containers and bags.

Mosquito Control Responsibilities

Importance of Mosquitoes

Mosquito Life Cycle

Bionomics of Important Genera of Mosquitoes Common to New Mexico

Classification and Identification of Mosquitoes of New Mexico

List of New Mexico Mosquitoes

Key to New Mexico Adults

Two Introduced Species

Mosquito Drawings

Mosquito Surveys

Philosophy of Mosquito Control