Petting Zoos as an Unsuspected Source of Pediatric Infections

Jaimee M. Hall; Isabelle Z. Falcon; Alexis M. Elward; Elizabeth A. Daniels; Sarah E. Greene; Stephanie S. Cabler; Patrick J. Reich; Gregory A. Storch

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Petting Zoos as an Unsuspected Source of Pediatric Infections

Jaimee M. Hall, Isabelle Z. Falcon, Alexis M. Elward, Elizabeth A. Daniels, Sarah E. Greene, Stephanie S. Cabler, Patrick J. Reich, Gregory A. Storch

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Children are at risk for infection following animal exposure at petting zoos owing to suboptimal hand hygiene and frequent hand-to-mucosal surface contact. Public health surveillance is limited, and infectious risk is likely underrecognized. Most reported infections are enteric. Here, we describe two children with unusual, nonenteric infections following petting zoo exposure.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	346-349
Number of pages	4
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	42
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/INF.0000000000003825
State	Published - Apr 1 2023

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case reports
infection
pediatric
petting zoo
zoonotic

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