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Public health professionals work to assure that diseases carried by animals do not infect people.  Activities include: disease investigation,  inspection of facilities that house animals, issuing of permits and response to complaints from residents regarding animal facilities to ensure compliance with state and County Sanitary Code .

Animal Diseases:
Chronic Wasting Disease (deer)
Hantavirus (CDC)
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis (CDC)
Monkeypox Fact Sheet (CDC)
Rabies
Tickborne Diseases
West Nile Virus

Other Resources:
Winter Pet Care Tips (AVMA)
Stay healthy at animal exhibits this
     summer! (CDC)
Healthy Pets, Healthy People (CDC)
Letter to pet store owners/Animal
target="_blank"onClick="javascript:urchinTracker('/PDF/PetStoreLetter');">>     breeder/Kennel operator (NYSDOH)
 

Forms

Animal Facilities:

>Application for a Animal Facility     > Permit

Animal Rehabilitators:

> Wildlife Rehabilitator registration       form > Nuisance Wildlife Trapper      registration form Nuisance Wildlife Trapper and     Rehabilitator Brochure

Rabies:

Affidavit of a Biting/Scratching      Animal

Educational Materials:
Bite Proof your family
Take the Bite Out
>Reptile Salmonella Fact Sheet
Bat Rabies - Did you know that
Rabies in Wildlife
>Pets & Rabies: Your Dog or Cat trusts
    > you

Dangerous Dog Registry
>Click here to view the list.

Licensed Registered Trappers
Licensed - Registered Trappers