Meat Borne Zoonoses (Review Article)

Abstract

This paper reviews the salient features of zoonotic infections acquired through consumption of infected or contaminated livestock, poultry and fish meats, The paper outlines the etiologic agents, modes of transmission and main clinical manifestations of those infections, including emerging meat borne infections and the facto.' "O)ntributing to their emergence and spread in recent years. An account is also made of the role of eating habits and rituals in the transmission of meat borne zoonoses, and the importance of abattoirs in reducing the spread of meat borne infections.