Trichinosis has largely been erradicated from North America. Thorough cooking of pork is the best prevention. Salmonella organisms can be found in poultry and wild and domestic animals. They can be transmitted to man through contaminated food or water. The disease can cause severe gastro-intestinal distress and fever.
Prevention includes proper storage and cooking of animal-derived foods.
People handling food should use good sanitation procedures to reduce the risk of salmonella poisoning. There are other zoonoses that affect man. However, preventive measures, such as keeping animal facilities clean, testing and immunization, and sanitary practices in handling animals and their products, will do much to eliminate the danger. Personal protective equipment Foot injuries commonly occur in all types of livestock enterprises. For this reason, safety shoes or boots should be worn.