===== FOMITES =====

=== Fomites, VERSION OF THE GLOSSARIUM ===
Any physical entities on which infectious material can be transmitted. They would include animals, people, their footwear and clothing, any equipment and tools brought into or used within a zone, dogs and cats, pests and vermin, and vehicles. Animals that act as fomites are themselves not infected but act as a mechanical transfer of infectious material.[[http://www.inspection.gc.ca/eng/1368456677456/1368456778304?chap=4 | Glossary of Terms proposed by the "National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard"]]