Public Health Agency, Salmonella Awareness

I read an article online at www.cbc.ca titled, Public health agency investigating possible salmonella outbreak which was posted today. In the wake of recent listeria and melamine scares attention has turned to salmonella. This article is aimed to inform and educate the public on how to avoid contamination and sickness related to salmonella poisoning. A specific source of contamination was not named in the article, but the Public Health Agency is advising the public before something big happens, such as higher than normal outbreaks and even death occurs. The tips included in the article to reduce incidents are frequent hand washing, cleaning food during preparation and washing hands after handling animals.

I think at this point in time the Public Health Agency has done the right thing by providing Canadians with information regarding the prevention of spreading and protecting themselves when it comes to salmonella. Not only can these tips be applied to salmonella but can be useful when trying to prevent and control other bacterial infections, especially with flu season coming in the next few months.