Food-Borne Illness
Washing Hands After Contacting Pets Helps Prevent Salmonella Infection
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, September 16th, 2001
In late 1999, three outbreaks of human multidrug-resistant Salmonella typhimurium infections occurred associated with veterinary facilities in the United States. These outbreaks demonstrate that cats may shed Salmonella in their feces and that veterinary facilities may serve as a setting for transmission of Salmonella to other animals and humans, says a National Center for Infectious Diseases report in the August 24,...
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