SOPs
Dec 14, 2018

Procedures to Reduce Human Exposure to Orf and Q Fever

To clarify procedures necessary to safely handle sheep to decrease the risk of human exposure to contagious ecthyma (the causative agent of orf ) and Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent of Q fever ).
SOPs
May 29, 2015

Macaque Monkey Bite, Scratch, Exposure SOP

Herpes B virus is carried by monkeys in the genus Macaca , such as the rhesus ( Macaca mulatta ), cynomolgus ( M, fascicularis ), pigtail macaque (M. nemestrina ) and other Asiatic macaque species. The virus can be transmitted from these monkeys to...
SOPs
Oct 13, 2014

Procedures for Dog, Cat or Ferret Bites or Scratches

The following SOP details the procedures to follow at the University of Michigan in the event that a dog, cat, or ferret bites someone. This SOP follows the "May 2008 Rabies Protocol for Mammals Which Have Bitten People or Pets" and associated...