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Intestinal Illness Acquired From Animals

  • Illnesses from Animals Home
  • Common Illnesses
  • Prevention
  • Keeping Backyard Poultry
  • Petting Zoos and Fairs
  • For Health Care Professionals
  • For Animal Venue Operators
  • Print Materials

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  • Zoonotic Diseases
  • Rabies
  • Foodborne Illness
  • Infectious Diseases A-Z
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Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
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Contact Info

Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
651-201-5414
IDEPC Comment Form

Preventing Illness Associated with Animal Contact Print Materials
 

Posters For Animal Contact Venues

Wash your hands with soap and water
  • Wash Your Hands (PDF)
Take home memories not germs poster
  • People and Animals Can Share Germs (PDF)
Take home memories not germs
  • Take Home Memories, Not Germs (PDF)
Sanitizer doesn't kill all germs
  • Sanitizer Doesn't Kill All Germs (PDF)
To order any of the above posters for use in your operation, fill out the Animal Contact Poster Order Form and email it to ZDU@state.mn.us. Please call 651-201-5414 or 1-877-676-5414 with any questions.
Have fun on the farm and stay healthy
  • Have Fun on the Farm and Stay Healthy (PDF)
    MDH flyer about staying healthy on field trips to farms and petting zoos.
Petting Zoo Best Practices Checklist
  • Petting Zoo Best Practices Checklist (PDF)
Protecting Your Family from Salmonella
  • Protecting Your Family from Salmonella (PDF)
    MDH flyer about chicks and salmonella.
What Breeds Are In Your Coop?
  • Seriously, how cute are baby chicks? (PDF)
    Fun poster illustrating that while baby chicks are seriously adorable, Salmonella might be lurking under the fluff.
What Breeds Are In Your Coop?
  • What Breeds Are In Your Coop? (PDF)
    Backyard coop poster.
prevent disease poster: ho do diseases spread
  • Reduce the Risk of Salmonella and Campylobacter From your backyard poultry (PDF)
    Flyer with easy steps to reducing the risk of disease from your backyard flock.

Related Print Materials

  • Handwashing Posters and Print Materials
    Signs, posters, brochures, manuals, and other hand hygiene materials that you can print and use.

     
  • Foodborne Illness Print Materials 
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  • Waterborne Illness Print Materials
    Fact sheets, posters, and other materials about waterborne illnesses that you can print and use.

Fact Sheets

  • Staying Safe at Petting Zoos and Fairs
    From mid-June to Labor Day is fair season in Minnesota. Each year, fairs across the state provide opportunities to eat deep fried delicacies and interact with livestock and poultry.
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Last Updated: 06/13/2025
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