Zoonoses from pets horses, donkeys and mules: with special references to Egypt

A zoonosis is an animal disease that is transmissible to humans. Humans are usually an accidental host that acquires disease through close contact with an infected animal, who may or may not be symptomatic. Children are at highest risk for infection because they are more likely to have close contact with pets. Pets are responsible for transmission of an extensive array of bacterial, fungal, and parasitic zoonotic pathogens. The route of transmission can be through the saliva [e.g., bites or contaminated scratches], feces, respiratory secretions, direct contact, or by the animal acting as a vehicle and source of tick or flea exposure. Although pets have been implicated in transmission of zoonoses to their owners, risk of transmission from contact with pets is low and may be further reduced by simple precautions

Salmonella en carnes crudas: un estudio en localidades del estado de Guerrero / Salmonella in raw meats: a study in towns of Guerrero

Las gastroenteritis y enfermedades diarreicas ocupan el segundo lugar de morbilidad en el estado de guerrero. Estos padecimientos en muchos casos son causados por la presencia de salmonella en los alimentos. Para conocer las condicicones higénicas de algunos de ellos, se analzaron un total de 336 muestras de carnes crudas, recolectadas en nueve localidades de la entidad para determinar la presencia de salmonela, utilizando los métodos estánddar. Un total de 109 muestras estuvieron contaminadas con este patógeno, lo cual representa un 32.44 por ciento de postividad. Las muestras que presentaron los mayores índices de salmonella fueron chorizo y longaniza, carne de cerdo y cecina, comprobándose una calidad microbiológica un tanto deficiente en estos productos

Gastroenteric and diarrhoes diseases are the second cause of morbidity in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. Many cases are the result of salmonella in food. 336 meat samples, collected from nine towns in Guerrero state, were analyzed to check the presence of Salmonella. 109 samples (32.44%) were contaminated with this bacterium The kinds of meat with salmonella mainly were: sausage, pork meat and cured meat. The microbiology quality was little deficient in this products.