Salmonella transmission through splash exposure during a bovine necropsy.
Salmonella Typhimurium was isolated from two adult cows and a veterinary pathologist who performed a necropsy examination on one of the cows. The isolates had indistinguishable phenotypic and genotypic characteristics. A splash exposure was the suspected means of transmission of the human infection. Veterinary practices and other at-risk occupations should establish site-specific infection control plans and review recommendations for use of facial protection measures during procedures that may produce splashes or aerosols.
Bemis
David A
DA
Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA. bemis@utk.edu
Craig
Linden E
LE
Dunn
John R
JR
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000382:microbiology; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010341:Pathology, Veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000635:transmission*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D015047:Zoonoses