Enteric Disease Outbreaks Associated with Animal Contact — Animal Contact Outbreak Surveillance System, United States, 2009–2021

Public health partners should continue to report animal contact outbreaks through ACOSS to inform evidence-based interventions tailored to specific animals, pathogens, populations, and settings. Strengthening the capacity of local, state, and territorial health departments to investigate and report animal contact outbreaks is critical to improving surveillance of animal contact outbreaks. Close collaboration between state, local, and Federal public health and agricultural partners nationwide is also key in investigating and responding to multistate outbreaks. An integrated One Health approach that leverages the expertise of animal, environmental, and public health partners can facilitate successful public health interventions aimed at preventing animal contact outbreaks.