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<p>Watercress</p>

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<p>Fasciola hepatica</p>

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<p>Honey</p>

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<p>Clostridium botulinum</p>

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<p>Home-canned vegetables</p>

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<p>Clostridium botulinum</p>

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<p>Imported raspberries</p>

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<p>Cyclospora cayetanensis</p>

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<p>Oysters</p>

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<p>Plesiomonas shigelloides</p>

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<p>Potato salad & Egg salad</p>

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<p>Staphylococcus aureus</p>

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Peanut butter

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Salmonella spp.

Listeria monocytogenes

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Raw crayfish & Raw crabs

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Paragonimus westermani

Paragonimus kellicotti

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Slugs & Snails

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Parastrongylus cantonensis (rat lungworm; prev. Angiostrongylus)
Clonorchis sinensis
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<p>Rice (improperly cooked)</p>

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<p>Bacillus cereus</p>

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<p>Soft cheeses</p>

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<p>Listeria monocytogenes</p>

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Uncooked meat

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Bacillus anthracis
Campylobacter spp. (chicken)
Toxoplasma gondii
Trichinella spiralis (pork & wild game)
STEC/EHEC (ground beef)
Shigella spp.
Salmonella spp.
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Unpasteurized milk/dairy products

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Brucella spp.
Listeria monocytogenes
Mycobacterium bovis
Tickborne encephalitis virus
Campylobacter
Salmonella
Yersinia
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<p>Water chestnuts & Bamboo</p>

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<p>Fasciolopsis buski</p>

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Armadillos

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Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis)
Leprosy
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<p>Bamboo rats</p>

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<p>Talaromyces marneffei</p>

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<p>Beavers</p>

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<p>Giardia lamblia</p>

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Bats

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Histoplasma capsulatum

Rabies

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Birds

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Chlamydophila psittaci

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Cats

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Bartonella henselae (scratch or bite)
Coxiella burnetii (placental exposure)
Pasteurella multocida (bite)
Toxocara cati (feces)
Toxoplasma gondii (feces)
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Cattle

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Brucellosis abortus (brucellosis)
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
Mycobacterium bovis
Mycobacterium caprae
Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)
Prions (variant CJD)
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<p>Chipmunk</p>

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<p>La Crosse virus</p>

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Dogs

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Capnocytophaga canimorsus (bite)
Echinococcus granulosus (feces)
Staphylococcus intermedius (bite)
Toxocara canis (feces)
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<p>Elephants</p>

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<p>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</p>

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Fish (Direct contact/contaminated water or raw consumption)
``` Anisakis simplex (raw consumption) Clonorchis sinensis (raw consumption) Opisthorchis viverrini (raw consumption) Dibothriocephalus latus (raw consumption) Edwardsiella tarda Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Gnathostoma spinigerum (raw consumption) Mycobacterium marinum (fish tank granuloma) Streptococcus iniae ```
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Fleas
``` Rickettsia typhi (murine/endemic typhus) Yersinia pestis (plague) ```
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Flying squirrels

Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic typhus)

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Flies
``` Onchocerca volvulus (blackfly) Leishmania spp. (sandfly) Bartonella bacilliformis/Oroya fever (sandfly) Trypanosoma brucei (tsetse fly) Loa loa (deer fly) Myiasis (larva) ```
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Foxes

Echinococcus multilocularis

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Goats
``` Brucellosis melitensis Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) ```
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Hamsters

Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus

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Horses

Rhodococcus equi

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Iguanas & other reptiles

Salmonella spp.

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Wild carnivores

Rabies

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Domestic dogs
``` Rabies Kennel cough (Bordetella bronchiseptica) ```
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Kangaroo

Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

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Leeches

Aeromonas hydrophila

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Lice (assoc. w. poor living conditions & homelessness)
``` Bartonella quintana (trench fever) Borrelia recurrentis (louse-borne relapsing fever) Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic fever) ```
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Macaques (old world monkeys)

Herpes B virus

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Mites
``` Rickettsia akari (rickettsialpox) Orientia tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus) ```
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Mosquitoes
Chikungunya virus Dengue virus Yellow fever virus Zika virus Plasmodium spp. Encephalitis viruses (WNV, SLEV, EEEV, WEEV, LCV, JEV) Wuchereria bancrofti (lymphatic filariasis)
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Oysters
Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Vibrio vulnificus
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Pigeons (droppings)
Cryptococcus neoformans | Histoplasma capsulatum
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Pigs
``` Neobalantidium coli Brucellosis suis Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Hepatitis E virus Nipah virus Taenia solium - Ingested cysts in undercooked meat (pork tapeworm) - Ingested eggs from feces (cysticercosis) ```
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Poultry
Campylobacter spp. | Salmonella spp.
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Prairie dogs
Yersinia pestis | Monkeypox
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Rabbits

Francisella tularensis

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Raccoons

Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm)

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Rats
Hanta virus Lassa fever Leptospira interrogans LCMV (Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus) Spirillum minus (rat bite fever) Streptobacillus moniliformis (rat bite fever) Yersinia pestis (plague)
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Reduviid bug (kissing bug)

Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)

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Seals

Mycobacterium pinnipedii

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Sheep
Brucellosis melitensis Coxiella burnetii (Q fever) Poxvirus (orf)
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Squirrels

Bornavirus

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Dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)

Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)

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Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis)
Francisella tularensis Anaplasma phagocytophilum Babesia microti Borrelia burgdorferi Borrelia miyamotoi
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Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum)
``` Powassan virus Ehrlichia chaffeensis Francisella tularensis STARI Heartland virus Bourbon virus ```
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Turtles
Clostridium botulinum | Salmonella spp. (like other reptiles)
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Toxic shock post-abortion
Clostridium perfringens | Clostridium sordellii
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Bird droppings/contaminated soil

Histoplasma capsulatum

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Eucalyptus trees

Cryptococcus gattii

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Black tar heroin
Botulism Tetanus Clostridium sordellii (necrotizing soft tissue infection)
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Moist soil

Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Mulch/plant debris

Aspergillus spp.

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Rice paddies
Talaromyces marneffei Japanese encephalitis virus Schistosoma spp.
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Rose gardening

Sporothrix schenckii

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Semi-arid/dusty terrain

Coccidioides immitis

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Spelunking/caving

Histoplasma capsulatum

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Water-associated soft tissue infections
``` Chromobacterium violaceum Aeromonas spp. (brackish) Edwardsiella tarda (fish spines) Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae Vibrio vulnificus (brackish or salt water) Mycobacterium marinum (fish tank) ```
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Warm water + aquatic sports

Naegleria fowleri

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Water parks

Cryptosporidium parvum

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Abattoir (slaughterhouse) workers
Brucella melitensis | Coxiella burnetii
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Animal hides

Bacillus anthracis

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Breast pumps

Serratia marcescens

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Cabins/outhouses
``` Hantavirus Borrelia hermsii (tickborne relapsing fever) ```
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Cardiac surgery

Mycobacterium chimaera

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Central facial/nasal lesions
Saddle nose deformity: Congenital syphilis & Leprosy Endemic treponemal infection (e.g. pinta) Paracoccidioidomycosis Coccidioidomycosis Blastomycosis Balamuthia Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis
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Clothing dried on bushes
Tungiasis | Myiasis
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Contact lenses
Acanthamoeba spp. | Pseudomonas spp.
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Cosmetic surgery

Mycobacterium abscessus

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Cruise ships

Norovirus

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Hot tubs
``` Pseudomonas aeruginosa (folliculitis) NTMs (pneumonitis) ```
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Intrauterine devices (IUDs)
Actinomyces spp. | GAS
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Near drowning

Lomentospora prolificans

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Pedicures

Rapid growing NTM

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Water coolers/fountains

Legionella pneumophila

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Shepherds
Echinococcus granulosus | Orf virus
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Triathlon / White water rafting

Leptospirosis

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