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Facilities Operations and Development Environmental Health and Safety 1314 Kinnear Road #106 Columbus, OH 43212-1168 EHS FACT SHEET Bovine Salmonellosis Causative Agent: 614-292-1284 Phone 614-292-6404 Fax www.ehs.osu.edu Salmonella spp. bacteria Mode of Transmission: Ingestion (fecal-oral); contaminated food and water; direct contact Incubation Period: Human: 12 hours-3 days Animal: Highly variable; often symptoms do not appear until the animal is stressed; commonly 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; dehydration and generalized illness which may lead to death; dairy cows-acute drop in milk yield; abortion and uterine infection with temporary infertility; asymptomatic infections common Control and Prevention: Comments: Page 1 of 1 Wash hands after contact with animal feces; wear protective clothing when working with diarrheic cattle; do not consume unpasteurized or raw dairy products; cook meat thoroughly. Person to person transmission has been observed. January 21, 2014 Environmental Health & Safety|1314 Kinnear Road |Phone: 292-1284| www.ehs.osu.edu