Salmonella spp. in pet feed and risk it poses to humans
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2019Author
Milanov, Dubravka
Aleksić, Nevenka
Vidaković, Suzana
Ljubojević, Dragana
Čabarkapa, Ivana
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Commercial feed intended for dogs and cats is an almost unrecognised source of human
infection with various serovars of Salmonella enterica. However, people may catch the infection both
via direct contact with contaminated pet feed and by contact with pets, which usually shed Salmonella
without signs of infection. A relatively new trend of feeding dogs and cats with raw feed is considered
to be a special risk owing to the fact that it usually contains foodborne pathogens, such as Salmonella
spp., Escherichia coli and Campylobacter spp. Nonetheless, the epidemiological data do not support
this idea. In the current review relevant data on the significance of pet feed in the outbreak of human
salmonellosis are discussed and the recommendations for the prevention of the infection originating
from these sources are suggested.