Animal-to-Human Transmission of Salmonella Typhimurium DT104A Variant

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium was isolated from a pig, a calf, and a child on a farm in the Netherlands. The isolates were indistinguishable by phenotyping and genotyping methods, which suggests nonfoodborne animal-to-animal and animal-to-human transmission. Persons in close contact with farm animals should be aware of this risk.

Keywords

• Salmonella infections
• animal
• Zoonosis
• Transmission
• dispatch
• the Netherlands