Salmonella become a pathogen of public health concern in
the Caribbean when it causes an increasing no of cases and
outbreaks of diarrhoea involving local and tourist
population..
- Agent
- S. typhimurium, S. cholera-suis and S. enteritidis and
many others..
- Source
- It is a primary disease of animals..man gets the
infection from the animals and poultry through contaminated
meat,milk,& milk products,,,,sausages,,custards,,egg & egg
products..
- Incubation
period - 12 to 24 hours
commonly..
- Mechanism of
food poisoning - The causative organism on
ingestion multiply on the intestine and give rise to acute
enteritis and colitis..The onset is generally sudden with
chills,fever,nausea,vomiting and a profuse watery diarrhoea with
usually last 2-3
days.. A convulescent carrier state lasting for several
weeks..
- Sulmonellae are widely distributed in the environment
like dust, water,vegetables,sludge,sewege etc. They may even
multiply in the warm
environment....
- Clinical
features - Onset is with chills,fever,nausea,vomiting and a
profuse watery diarrhoea...
- Prevention
& Controll - Since it is a zoonotic in
origin ,preventive measure should begin in the farm and embrace all
the elements of the food chain through live animals, animal
products,processing, final food preparation to
consumption....