Salmonella Outbreak in 6 Provinces Linked to Raw Pet Food, Cattle: Public Health Agency

Salmonella Outbreak in 6 Provinces Linked to Raw Pet Food, Cattle: Public Health Agency
A digitally-colourized scanning electron microscopic image of a grouping of Gram-negative bacilli, or rod-shaped, Salmonella sp. bacteria. Janice Haney Carr/CDC
Jennifer Cowan
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An outbreak of “extensively drug-resistant” salmonella infections in six provinces that has affected many young children has been linked to raw pet food and contact with cattle, Canada’s public health agency has announced.

The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) issued a public health notice Nov. 11 saying a joint investigation with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Health Canada revealed that exposure to raw meat prepared for pets is a likely source for some of the illnesses reported in the outbreak. Contact with cattle, particularly calves, was also identified as a possible source.
Jennifer Cowan
Jennifer Cowan
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Jennifer Cowan is a writer and editor with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times.
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