Don't Leave Home without Your Medical Alert Card!
Biologists working with wildlife may be exposed to a variety of disease agents. USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) has developed a wallet card that wildlife professionals can carry with them to alert medical personnel about potential exposure to zoonotic diseases.
Contact information is provided for both the Centers for Disease Control, on the occurrence of zoonotic diseases in humans, and the NWHC, for information on diseases in wildlife.
Download the wallet card here.[pdf]
Other Resources About Zoonotic Diseases for Wildlife Professionals
- Avian Zoonotic Diseases: Work Smart, Stay Safe [90 min video seminar]
- Zoonotic Diseases (Mammalian): Work Smart, Stay Safe [90 min video seminar]
What Essential Resource Should Every Wildlife Professional Know About?
Know of a invaluable resource (e.g. manual, website, online database) that every wildlife professional should be aware of? Send the title and a link (if available) for this indispensable resource to us at wdin@usgs.gov, and we will share it with your colleagues on the Digest. In less-than-a-two-minute email you can pass on your knowledge and help a fellow wildlife professional.
