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which have been tested and found to be free of the infection. \ . .Methods of Transmission— Thetransmission of the organisms to man from animals may occur in several ways: by consumption of . raw milk or cream fronri infected animals; through the abraded or the unbroken skin or mucous mem. brane; by contact with the blood or organs of living infected animals, or the carcasses of slaughtered infected animals.
The last mentioned mode of exposure is of particular importance in the case of veterinarians, dairy farmers, meat inspectors, packing house workers, and butchers. In New York state, most of the cases of undulant fever are believed to have been'1 contracted through the use of raw milk or cream from infected cattle. As far as is known, the disease is rarely, if ever, transmitted from one human being to another.
Prevention—To avoid contracting undulant fever through the consumption of milk, use only properly pasteurised milk and cream.
To avoid ufcdulant fever infection through contact with infected cattle and hogs, those whose occupations necessitate handling such animals or any part of their deaff bodies should appreciate the danger involved in their work. They should vdiaenfeet wounds and skin abrasions immediately and use rubber gloves in their work when practicable.
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