Table 1.
Occupational and environmental risk exposures associated with gastrointestinal zoonotic pathogens
| Zoonotic disease | Occupational and environmental risk exposures | References |
|---|---|---|
| Campylobacteriosis | Poultry abattoir workers | [11, 14–16, 18–20] |
| Living or working on a farm (particularly poultry) | ||
| Recreational water activities | ||
| Cryptosporidiosis | Visiting farms and contact with farm animals | [25–28, 31] |
| Recreational water activity (particularly swimming pools) | ||
| Living or working on a farm (dairy) | ||
| Rural areas with high ruminant livestock density | ||
| Salmonellosis | Living or working on a farm | [38–41] |
| Farm contact (sheep and dairy) | ||
| Working in a veterinary clinic | ||
| VTEC (including O157) | Living or working on a farm (sheep and dairy) | [6, 8, 10–13] |
| Rural residency or farm contact (particularly with animal faeces) | ||
| Visiting agricultural fairs and petting zoos | ||
| Meat processors and abattoir workers |
VTEC, Verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli.