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Preventing Salmonellosis Related
llness
Gladys J. Garilus, MPH student
Waldent University
PUBH-6165-2
Instructor: Dr. Patrick Tschida
Fall Quarter, 2011
Overview
My PowerPoint presentation is focused on
salmonella outbreaks in the United States,
especially the Minnesota outbreak. Minnesota
Department of Health has investigated the
cause of the Salmonella outbreak and had
found that multiple infections took places
because of the transportation of pets. Health
care professionals, health organizations and
policy makers work toward the goal of reducing
the prevalence of food borne illness.
A) What is salmonellosis?
Salmonellosis is one of the most common
foodborne diseases faced by the USA
population.
Salmonellosis cause
salmonella bacteria.
The most common types of salmonella
salmonella serotype typhimurium
salmonella serotype enteritidis.
(CDC, 2011)
CONTINUE
Salmonella is a dangerous disease
 Annually, many people are infected and
killed with salmonella
(CDC,2005)
Salmonella Bacteria
B) Food that contains salmonella
bacteria
Food that can be contaminated by salmonella
bacteria are:
Poultry
Beef
Pork
Milk
Eggs
Vegetable
(Moeller, 2006)
C) Who is at risk to become infected?
a) Individuals who do not wash their hands after
handling reptiles, baby chicks and ducklings,
and small rodents.
b) Salmonellosis can be spread from a pet
ditributor to other retail pet stores.
c) Salmonellosis can be transported from one
state to anothers. The Minnessota salmonella
outbreak in 2004 is an example of multi-state
outbreak.
d) People who have impaired immune systems.
(Schneider, 2006)
D) Indirect exposures
Children can be exposed to salmonella:
 indirectly through rodents transported or
housed contaminated containers.
through contact with rodent feces.
(CDC, 2005)
E) Symptoms of salmonellosis
Symptoms are:
Diarrhea
Fever
Abdominal cramps
Those symptoms develope 12 to 72 hours
after infection (Food Poisoning Health Center,
2011)
(Food Poisoning Health Center 2011)
F) Salmonella outbreak in
Minnesota
In 2004, a salmonella outbreak occurred
in Minnesota.
 40% of the patients were hopitalized
no deaths occurred.
(CDC, 2005)
G) The Minnesota salmonella outbreak
is associated with pet rodents
 a boy in Minesota was found infected after
purchasing a mouse from retail store
a boy in South Carolina was found infected
after purchasing hamster from retail store
(CDC, 2005)
H) The bacteria spread in multiple
states
15 patients have diagnosed with salmonella
serotype typhimurium from differents state
such as: Ilinois, kentucky, Missouri,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina,
Minnesota,Georgia, Michigan, New Jersey,
and North Carolina due to rodents exposures.
The majority of those pet stores of each state
during investigation reported ill hamsters and
numerous deaths.
(CDC, 2005)
I) How salmonella can be treated and
prevented?
hands washing with soap and hot water
sanitazing pet stores and distributors,
animals transported containers and
cages.
avoiding contact with rodents feces.
proper handling and cooking of food.
(CDC,2005)
J) What can be done to prevent the
wide spread of foodborne illness?
Health Organizations, health care
professionals, and health care providers
should:
inform the public how they can be infected.
educate the population on how to prevent
salmonella infection.
(CDC, 2010)
K) Treatment
oral fluids for rehydratation
 Antibiotics: ampicillin, trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, or ciprofloxacin, (CDC,
2010)
(CDC, 2010)
Reducing the spread of Salmonella
Health Organizations, health care
professionals, and health care providers should
inform the public how they can be infected by
salmonella bacteria in some foods and pet
stores.
In summary
Salmonella is illness transmitted by
contaminated food and pets
Treatment
oral fluid
Antibiotics
Prevention:
hands washing
 Be careful when contacting with pets such as
mouse, reptile, and baby duck
Proper cooking
References:
Center for Disease and Prevention Control (CDC)
(2010). Salmonella Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/general/diagnos
is.html
Center for Disease and Prevention Control (CDC)
(2005) Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant
Salmonella Typhimurium Associated with
Rodents Purchased at Retail Pet Stores-United
States , December 2003October 2004, MMWR,
54(17);429-433. Retrieved from
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwrhtml/mm5417a3.htm
References
Food Poisoning Health Center (2011).
Salmonelosis topic overview. Retrieved
from:http://www.webmd.com/foodrecipes/foood-poisoning/tc/salmonellosis-topicoverview
Heinrichs, A.(2005). CDC Issues’ pet’ warnings.
Retrieved from:
http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s
_334623.html
Joshi, M.(2008). Scientist turning Salmonella
bacteria into cancer fighting robots. Retrieved
from http://www.topnews.in/health/scientist-
References:
Moeller, D. W. (2005). Environmental health (3rd
ed.). Boston: Harvard University
Schneider, M. J., (2006) Introduction to Public
Health (2nd ed.)Jones and Bartlett, Sudbury,
Massachusetts
For more information
Bell,C. & Kyriakides, A. (2002). Salmonella:A practical approach to organism
and its control in foods. Blackwell Science
WHO (1994). Control of Salmonella infections in animals and prevention of
human foodborne Salmonella infection. WHO Consultation. Vol.
72(6):831-833.
Human Salmonellosis Associated with Animal-Derived Pet Treats - United
States and Canada, 2005, MMWR June 30, 2006/ Vol. 55/ No. 25/ Pages
702-705.
Three Outbreaks of Salmonellosis Associated with Baby Poultry from Three
Hatcheries -- United States, 2006, MMWR March 30, 2007/ Vol. 56/ No.
12/ Pages 273-276.
CDC(2011). Reptiles, Amphibians, and Salmonella. Retrieved from:
http:/www.cdc.gov/Features/SalmonellaFrogTurtle