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An unusual sequel to imported Salmonella Zanzibar

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2010

W. S. Johnston ,
D. Munro ,
W. J. Reilly  and
J. C. M. Sharp
W. S. Johnston
Affiliation:
Veterinary Investigation Laboratory, The North of Scotland College of Agriculture, Thurso
D. Munro
Affiliation:
Scottish Salmonella Reference Laboratory, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow
W. J. Reilly
Affiliation:
Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow
J. C. M. Sharp
Affiliation:
Communicable Diseases (Scotland) Unit, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow
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In August, 1980 a rare serotype S. zanzibar was isolated in the North of Scotland from a man home on leave from Malaysia, whence he returned in November having been bacteriologically negative 2 months previously. In December however, S. Zanzibar was isolated from a bulk milk sample taken at a nearby dairy farm. No illness occurred among milking cows which had been brought inside from pasture in mid-October. Since 1972 a variety of different salmonella serotypes had been identified in cattle, milk and other samples at this farm, with seagulls being implicated as the vector transmitting infection from the sewage of a local town on to farmland and an adjacent loch. Although water from this source has not been used in recent years for drinking by cattle, it is utilized for washing floors within the dairy premises. Since 1979, following an outbreak affecting consumers, all milk produced at the farm has been pasteurized.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 87 , Issue 3 , December 1981 , pp. 525 - 528
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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