FW: PRO/AH/EDR> Salmonellosis - USA (15): (NH) humans ex pet treats

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SALMONELLOSIS - USA (15): (NEW HAMPSHIRE), HUMANS ex PET TREATS
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Date: Tue 10 Sep 2013
Source: CBS Boston [edited]
<http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/09/10/nh-company-recalls-dog-treats-over-salmonella-risk/>


A New Hampshire company is recalling a line of dog treats after 3 dozen people became sick. The state public health department says Kritter's Kitchen Kreations of Loudon is voluntarily recalling its Joey's Jerky chicken jerky for pets due to possible salmonellosis risk.

Officials say while it's uncommon for pet food and treats to be contaminated with salmonellae, the outbreak highlights the need for pet owners to wash their hands after handling the items.

The pet treats were sold at: America's Pet in Hudson, Blue Seal in Bow, K9 Kaos in Dover, Osborne's Agway and Sandy's Pet Food Center in Concord, and The Yellow Dogs Barn in Barrington.

Company officials did not immediately return a call.

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[The serotype of _Salmonella enteritidis_ in this outbreak is not stated.

The following is a commentary about this topic from 2006 (Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2006; 55: 702-5
(<http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5525a3.htm>):

"In recent years, an increasing variety of animal by-products, such as pig ears, have become available for purchase as animal-derived pet treats. Animal-derived pet treats have been associated with previous outbreaks of human salmonella infection in Canada. In 1999, contaminated pig ear pet treats were confirmed as the source of an outbreak of human _S._ Infantis in several provinces (1,6). In 2002, contaminated pet treats imported from Texas were associated with human _S._ Newport infections in Calgary, Alberta (2). The _S._ Infantis isolates from the patients in Canada and from the pet treats in the USA were indistinguishable by PFGE. Follow-up investigations of those outbreaks indicated that pet treats are frequently contaminated with salmonella organisms. In Canada, after the 1999 outbreak, salmonella organisms were isolated from 48 (51 per cent) of 94 samples of pig ear pet treats purchased from retail stores in Alberta (2). In the USA, salmonella organisms, including _S._Infantis_, were isolated from 65
(41 per cent) of 158 samples of pig ear and other animal-derived pet treats purchased from retail stores during 1999-2000 (7).

Detecting and controlling the transmission of salmonella organisms through pet treats poses several challenges (8). Animal-derived pet treats often are contaminated with salmonellae, and the dehydration procedure used to make pet treats might not be effective at eliminating the organism. Aside from direct contact with contaminated pet treats, transmission of salmonellae to humans might also occur indirectly through infection in pets. Pets consuming contaminated treats might become colonized with salmonellae but remain asymptomatic, thus becoming unrecognized sources of contamination in the household. Young children, older adults, or immunocompromised persons in such households might have a higher risk for severe illness from salmonella infection.

1. Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Public Health Agency of Canada. Human health risk from exposure to natural dog treats. Can Commun Dis Rep 2000;26: 41-42.
2. Pitout JDD, Reisbig MD, Mulvey M, et al. Association between handling of pet treats and infection with _Salmonella enterica_ serotype Newport expressing the AmpC beta-Lactamase, CMY-2. J Clin Microbiol 2003;39: 538-542.
6. Clark C, Cunningham J, Ahmed R, et al. Characterization of Salmonella associated with pig ear dog treats in Canada. J Clin Microbiol 2001;39: 3962-3968.
7. White DG, Datta A, McDermott P, et al. Antimicrobial susceptibility and genetic relatedness of Salmonella serovars isolated from animal-derived dog treats in the USA. J Antimicro Chem 2003;52:
860-863.
8. Finlay R, Reid-Smith R, Weese JS. Human health implications of Salmonella-contaminated natural pet treats and raw pet food. Clin Infect Dis 2006;42: 686-691." - Mod.LL

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20130428.1678626
Salmonellosis - USA (02): (NM), live poultry contact 20130427.1676459 Salmonellosis, st. Saintpaul - USA: cucumbers ex Mexico
20130425.1672779
Salmonellosis, st Typhimurium - USA (04): (MN) unpasteurized cheese
20130425.1671514
Salmonellosis, st Infantis - USA: (MN, CO) live poultry contact
20130424.1669381
Salmonellosis - USA: (SD) live chick contact 20130421.1662050 Salmonellosis, serotype Typhimurium - USA (03): hedgehog
20130419.1657069
Salmonellosis, serotype Heidelberg - USA: chicken 20130217.1546450 Salmonellosis, serotype Typhimurium - USA (02): hedgehog, alert
20130206.1531
2006
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Salmonellosis, human, pet treats, 2005 - USA, Canada 20060630.1811
2005
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Salmonellosis, human, pet treats - USA, Canada: recall 20050609.1605
2001
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Salmonella, pet food irradiation approved - USA 20010412.0728
2000
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Salmonella, dog treats - Denmark (02) 20000121.0105 Salmonella, dog treats - Denmark: alert 20000120.0095 Salmonella, pet treats - Canada: recall 20000117.0060
1999
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Salmonella, pig's ear dog treats - Canada (Alberta) 19990910.1607] .................................................ll/msp/ml
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