Animal Bites & Zootonic Diseases
Animal Bites
Ohio State law requires that owners of animals that have been involved in a bite follow specific rules. The following documents will help you properly adhere to these laws by providing you with the needed information.
When an animal bites, an Animal Bite Reporting Form is completed and forwarded to the health department for investigation.
Once the report is received a letter is sent to the owner(s) of the animal outlining what is expected of them and a Veterinarian Release Form that must be completed by the veterinarian to certify the animal is healthy.
A person bitten by an animal other than a dog, cat or ferret should notify the Seneca County General Health District immediately at (419) 447-3691 ext. 321, to report the bite.
Zootonic Diseases
Zootonic diseases are transmitted to humans from animals, mosquitoes, ticks, and other vectors. Ohio Department of Health's Zootonic Disease Program is designed to educate, prevent, & control those diseases.
Resources
(OAC) 3701-3-29 Protocol for Dog or Cat Potentially Exposed to Rabid Animal
Ohio Tick Surveillance 2020
According to the Ohio Department of Health, the number of tick-borne diseases have increased. The ODH Zoonotic Disease Program will be monitoring, and testing tick submissions that are sent to the ODH Lab through the end of 2020.
If you find a tick on a family member, yourself, or a pet, you can bring the tick to the Environmental Health Division at SCGHD and we will submit the tick to the ODH Lab for species identification.
Department Info
Contact
Hours of Operation
71 South Washington Street
Suite 1102
Tiffin, OH 44883
(419) 447-3691 ext. 321
Environmental Health Division
Seneca County General Health District
71 South Washington Street
Suite 1102
Tiffin, OH 44883
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
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