CONTAGIOUS DISEASES: Lis Watson says...
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Q Is it true that horses can catch salmonella just like people can?
Paula Beecham, Shropshire
Yes, absolutely. Salmonella causes an upset tummy and diarrhoea in equines and is an example of a zoonotic disease — one that can be transferred between animals and people. In the case of salmonella, this would involve a faeco-oral route where nasty bacteria in an affected horse’s droppings are transferred to a
