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Infection Control Principles for Shelter Workers Presented by Professor Vanessa Barrs Sydney School of Veterinary Science vanessa.barrs@sydney.edu.au The University of Sydney Page 1 Feline infectious diseases in shelters Cat flu (viruses +
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Presented by Professor Vanessa Barrs Sydney School of Veterinary Science vanessa.barrs@sydney.edu.au
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faeces, urine, snot, eye goop, vomit
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Depressed Not eating Nasal discharge Sneezing Conjunctivitis Blinking or squinting Mouth ulcers
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Feline Calicivirus
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Images courtesy Dr. Christine Heinrich
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lethargy loss of appetite vomiting diarrhoea dehydration death
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– Before and after work – Before wearing disposable gloves – Before and after processing new animals – After handling sick animals – Before eating, drinking, smoking – Before and after using phones, computers – After handling waste – After going to the toilet – At anytime your hands are visibly soiled or feel sticky/grimy – After cleaning tasks – After handling dirty laundry – cat bedding/scrub wear
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you remove gloves
F10 disinfectant FPV: 1:100 (contact time15 mins) Not effective against FCV Effective against ringworm
Animal excretions
Trigene II FPV: 1:50 (contact time15 mins) Not effective against FCV Effective against ringworm
Potassium peroxymonosulfate (contact time 10 mins) Sodium hypochlorite 1:30 dilution of a 5-6% solution (contact time 15 min)
Effective against:
Effective against:
contact time effective against ringworm.
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AHP Accelerated hydrogen peroxide Effective against: