Zoonotic disease reference manual for veterinary practitioners

• Reportable to Washington State Veterinarian
  Any veterinarian or veterinary laboratory must report to the Office of the State Veterinarian any of the diseases listed.
  
  Reports may be faxed to 360-902-2087 or sent to:
  
  Washington State Department of Agriculture
  Animal Services Division
  1111 Washington Street S.E.
  P.O. Box 42577
  Olympia, Washington 98504-2577
  
  
• Notifiable to Washington State Dept. of Health
  Notifiable Conditions & the Veterinarian
  
  For any suspected human case or outbreak of a notifiable condition based on the human’s exposure to a confirmed animal case, call Public Health - Seattle & King County Communicable Disease Epidemiology at 206-296-4774.
  
  
• Rabies: Suspected human cases or exposures, or animal cases, are notifiable
  • Reporting and Surveillance Guidelines
  • Rabies Resources for Public Health, DOH
    
    
• For suspected animal exposures to rabies, or suspected animal cases of rabies, call Public Health Communicable Disease Epidemiology at 206-296-4774. For more information on rabies, visit Animal bites and rabies and Bats and rabies.
  
  
• Canine influenza virus (CIV) case report form (1 MB)

• Canine leptospirosis reporting (188 KB)
  In King County, fax the completed form along with leptospirosis serovars results to the Office of the Public Health Veterinarian at 206-296-0189.

Washington state rules on bringing animals into the state
Dog, cats and ferrets WAC 16-54-170

For more information, contact:
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Animal Health Program
PO Box 42577
Olympia, WA 98504-2577

• Phone: 360-902-1878, After hours phone: 800-942-1035, Fax: 360-902-2087
  
• Email: Access at https://agr.wa.gov/contact-us
• Website: Import requirements
  

Rules on taking animals out of Washington state

• Out of Washington state to another state:
  • Check the USDA APHIS Pet Travel site and select the specific state to which you are traveling with your pet
  • Most states require a health certificate issued within 30 days of shipment and a current rabies vaccination.
    
  • Please contact the Destination State Veterinarian's office for additional requirements.
    
  • Most airlines require a Certificate of Health for pets from a USDA accredited veterinarian.
• International travel:
  • Check the USDA APHIS Pet Travel site for specific information by country on taking your pet from the United States to a foreign country (export) 

Rules on bringing animals into the United States

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention animal importation regulations
  Animals regulated by the CDC include dogs, cats, turtles, monkeys, bats, birds from specified countries, civets, and African rodents. Other species may be regulated by other agencies.
• Information on dog importation
  • High-Risk Countries for Dog Rabies, CDC
  • Guidance regarding "rabies-free" countries and importing a dog into the United States
• Information on cat importation
• Check the USDA APHIS Pet Travel site for specific information by country on taking your pet from the United States to a foreign country (import) 

Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.

• Service Animals, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Use of a trained service animal in employment, WA State Human Rights Commission
• Guide to Service Animals and the WA State Law Against Discrimination, WA State Human Rights Commission
• Commonly asked questions about service animals (49 KB), King County Civil Rights

Dangerous animals prohibited by King County

• Venomous species of snakes capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to human beings;
  
• Nonhuman primates and prosimians;
  
• Bears;
  
• Non-domesticated species of felines;
  
• Non-domesticated species of canines and their hybrids, including wolf and coyote hybrids; and
  
• The order Crocodylia, including alligators, crocodiles, caimans and gavials King County Code Title 11 (Animal Control), Chapter 11.01.160 Exotic Animal (Updated Aug 3, 2023)
• Wildlife control operators in Washington state
  
• Report sick or dead birds in a poultry flock to WA Department of Agriculture:
  WSDA Sick Bird hotline: 1-800-606-3056 (poultry includes chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese).

Reporting wildlife

Many wildlife observations can be reported to the Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife. Some of the more common reporting:

• Reporting injured wildlife
  All native wild birds, mammals, reptiles and amphibians are protected by Washington State laws and regulations. There is almost never a time that you should remove a baby wild animal from its natural environment. Report all injured wildlife to King County rehabilitation centers permitted by WA Fish and Wildlife:
  
  • PAWS Wildlife Center
    15305 44th Ave W
    Lynnwood, WA 98046
    425-412-4040
    Notes: All species including large carnivores
  • Featherhaven – Re: Kelley Ward
    Enumclaw, WA 98022
    253-350-5792
    Note: songbirds only
• Report die-offs in wild birds
  
  • Single sick or dead raptors (eagles, hawks, owls)
    
  • Birds that may have been poisoned or poached
• Report groups of bats

Liability immunity exists for veterinarians who report suspected animal cruelty in good faith and in the normal course of business: RCW 16.52.330

• How to report animal cruelty, PAWS

King County Board of Health Title 8: Zoonotic Disease Prevention (330 KB)
Contains chapters regarding Pet Business Regulations, Rabies, and Rodent Control

• Diseases from animals in public settings, PHSKC
• Information from the WA State Department of Health
• WAC 246-100-192 Animals in public settings-Measures to prevent human disease
• Animal Contact Compendium, NASPHV