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EHS FACT SHEET
Equine Salmonella
Causative Agent:
Mode of Transmission:
Incubation Period:
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Salmonella spp. bacteria
Ingestion (fecal-oral); contaminated food and
water; direct contact, contaminated surfaces
Human: 12 hours-3 days
Animal: In horses severe infections can develop
acutely (6-24 hours); otherwise highly
variable; often symptoms do not appear
until the animal is stressed; common
1-5 days
Clinical Signs Human:
Varies from self-limiting gastroenteritis to
generalized illness; vomiting; watery diarrhea;
low grade fever; abdominal pain
Clinical Signs Animal:
Diarrhea; abortion in mares; weight loss; arthritis
in colts
Control and Prevention:
Wash hands after contact with animal and animal
feces; avoid hand to mouth contact; wear
protective clothing when working with diarrheic
foals; use boot dip, dedicated boots, or disposable
boot covers when accessing areas of potentially
infectious animals.
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Person to person transmission has been
observed.
January 21, 2014
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