Food-borne Salmonella Infection

Food-borne Salmonella Infection

Food-borne Salmonella Infection

Etiological Factors

Salmonella infection or salmonellosis is one of the most common bacterial infections worldwide. The salmonella germ is actually a group of bacteria that can cause diarrheal illness in humans, with more than 95 percent of cases of salmonella infection being foodborne (Braunwald, 2007). It is responsible for a variety of clinical syndromes, including enterocolitis, bacteremia, enteric fever (usually caused by typhoid or paratyphoid species), and severe local infections.

Host Agents

Animal feces are usually the source of contamination, and humans consuming contaminated foods are the targets of the disease. Contaminated foods are often animal in origin, ...