id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-287839-cslrz4yp Ehnert, Karen Border Health: Who's Guarding the Gate? 2009-01-28 .txt text/plain 5342 338 56 The global trade market, the ease of transporting animals across continents and around the world, lower production costs in foreign countries, and market demand have resulted in a thriving pet trade of exotic animals, birds, and puppies, both purebred and small mixed breeds. Importation of livestock or other hoofed stock, birds, dogs, or other animals may require a permit and possibly quarantine in a USDA facility before the shipment is allowed to enter the United States. For example, dogs entering the United States from countries reporting cases of rabies need proof of a current rabies vaccination, or the importer must sign an agreement to confine the animal until appropriate vaccinations can be obtained and then for an additional 30 days after vaccination. Importation of dogs into the United States: risks from rabies and other zoonotic diseases. ./cache/cord-287839-cslrz4yp.txt ./txt/cord-287839-cslrz4yp.txt