What are steps for avoiding disease transmission/getting Salmonellosis?

• Currently, there is no vaccine to prevent Salmonella.
• The primary method of prevention is to thoroughly wash your hands
  • After using the bathroom
  • After having contact with animal feces
  • After handling reptiles or birds
• Avoid cross-contamination by
  • Thoroughly washing your hands before handling any food and between handling different types of food
  • Keeping uncooked meats separate from produce, cooked foods and ready-to-eat foods
  • Thoroughly wash hands and cutting boards, counters, knives and other utensils used to prepare uncooked foods of animal origin.
• Do not eat or drink raw or undercooked foods of animal origin (e.g., eggs, poultry or meat or unpasteurized milk).
• Thoroughly wash produce before eating.
• If you have Salmonella, do not prepare food or pour water for others until you have been shown to no longer be carrying the Salmonella bacterium.