Zoonoses in practice.

Twenty-five zoonoses of importance in the United States are focused upon in this article. Each is presented in outline form. Items are presented in a convenient format that can be of use in explaining zoonoses to owners of animals in which a specific zoonoses has been diagnosed. Also described are specific actions to be taken in diagnosing suspected zoonotic diseases, in preventing transmissions of zoonoses from infected animals to humans in contact or from infected humans to susceptible animals, in notifying physicians of potential human exposure to zoonotic disease, and in reporting to health authorities of those diseases that require notification.