Do dogs and cats present a risk of transmission of salmonellosis to humans?

Examination of rectal swabs from 187 dogs and 13 cats showed that Salmonella spp. was present in only one dog, a 4-month old mongrel puppy, weighing 3.5 kg.

[Survival of Salmonella typhimurium in the solid fraction from a farm waste water treatment plant].

Survival of Salmonella typhimurium pathogens was followed in the slurry solid fraction from a pig farm waste water treatment plant. The tested S. typhimurium pathogens have survived for 117 days.