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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)

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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

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Rickettsia typhi (murine/endemic typhus)
Yersinia pestis (plague)
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<p>Flying squirrels</p>

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<p>Rickettsia prowazekii (Epidemic typhus)</p>

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Flies

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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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<p>Foxes</p>

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<p>Echinococcus multilocularis</p>

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Goats

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Brucellosis melitensis
Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)
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<p>Hamsters</p>

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<p>Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus</p>

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<p>Horses</p>

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<p>Rhodococcus equi</p>

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<p>Iguanas & other reptiles</p>

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<p>Salmonella spp.</p>

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<p>Wild carnivores</p>

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<p>Rabies</p>

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Domestic dogs

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Rabies
Kennel cough (Bordetella bronchiseptica)
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<p>Kangaroo</p>

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<p>Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)</p>

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<p>Leeches</p>

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<p>Aeromonas hydrophila</p>

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Lice (assoc. w. poor living conditions & homelessness)

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Bartonella quintana (trench fever)
Borrelia recurrentis (louse-borne relapsing fever)
Rickettsia prowazekii (epidemic fever)
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<p>Macaques (old world monkeys)</p>

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<p>Herpes B virus</p>

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Mites

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Rickettsia akari (rickettsialpox)
Orientia tsutsugamushi (scrub typhus)
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Mosquitoes

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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

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Vibrio vulnificus

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Pigeons (droppings)

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Cryptococcus neoformans

Histoplasma capsulatum

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Pigs

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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

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Campylobacter spp.

Salmonella spp.

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Prairie dogs

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Yersinia pestis

Monkeypox

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<p>Rabbits</p>

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<p>Francisella tularensis</p>

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<p>Raccoons</p>

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<p>Baylisascaris procyonis (raccoon roundworm)</p>

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Rats

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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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<p>Reduviid bug (kissing bug)</p>

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<p>Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)</p>

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<p>Seals</p>

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<p>Mycobacterium pinnipedii</p>

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Sheep

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

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<p>Squirrels</p>

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<p>Bornavirus</p>

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<p>Dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis)</p>

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<p>Rickettsia rickettsii (Rocky Mountain spotted fever)</p>

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Deer tick (Ixodes scapularis)

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Francisella tularensis
Anaplasma phagocytophilum Babesia microti
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia miyamotoi

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Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum)

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Powassan virus
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Francisella tularensis
STARI
Heartland virus
Bourbon virus
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Turtles

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Clostridium botulinum

Salmonella spp. (like other reptiles)

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Toxic shock post-abortion

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Clostridium perfringens

Clostridium sordellii

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<p>Bird droppings/contaminated soil</p>

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<p>Histoplasma capsulatum</p>

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<p>Eucalyptus trees</p>

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<p>Cryptococcus gattii</p>

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Black tar heroin

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Botulism
Tetanus
Clostridium sordellii (necrotizing soft tissue infection)

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<p>Moist soil</p>

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<p>Blastomyces dermatitidis</p>

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<p>Mulch/plant debris</p>

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<p>Aspergillus spp.</p>

64
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Rice paddies

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Talaromyces marneffei
Japanese encephalitis virus
Schistosoma spp.

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<p>Rose gardening</p>

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<p>Sporothrix schenckii</p>

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<p>Semi-arid/dusty terrain</p>

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<p>Coccidioides immitis</p>

67
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<p>Spelunking/caving</p>

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<p>Histoplasma capsulatum</p>

68
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Water-associated soft tissue infections

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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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<p>Warm water + aquatic sports</p>

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<p>Naegleria fowleri</p>

70
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<p>Water parks</p>

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<p>Cryptosporidium parvum</p>

71
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Abattoir (slaughterhouse) workers

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Brucella melitensis

Coxiella burnetii

72
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<p>Animal hides</p>

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<p>Bacillus anthracis</p>

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<p>Breast pumps</p>

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<p>Serratia marcescens</p>

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Cabins/outhouses

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Hantavirus
Borrelia hermsii (tickborne relapsing fever)
75
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<p>Cardiac surgery</p>

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<p>Mycobacterium chimaera</p>

76
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Central facial/nasal lesions

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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

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Tungiasis

Myiasis

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Contact lenses

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Acanthamoeba spp.

Pseudomonas spp.

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<p>Cosmetic surgery</p>

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<p>Mycobacterium abscessus</p>

80
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<p>Cruise ships</p>

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<p>Norovirus</p>

81
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Hot tubs

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa (folliculitis)
NTMs (pneumonitis)
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Intrauterine devices (IUDs)

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Actinomyces spp.

GAS

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<p>Near drowning</p>

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<p>Lomentospora prolificans</p>

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<p>Pedicures</p>

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<p>Rapid growing NTM</p>

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<p>Water coolers/fountains</p>

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<p>Legionella pneumophila</p>

86
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Shepherds

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Echinococcus granulosus

Orf virus

87
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<p>Triathlon / White water rafting</p>

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<p>Leptospirosis</p>

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