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Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: A practical guide to preventing and controlling infection

File Size: (1.9MB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Information sheet for the public, education and childcare services and community organisations

File Size: (371kB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Handwashing steps poster

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Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Open farms and pet farms in Ireland: Stay healthy during farm visits [poster]

File Size: (315kB)
Publication Date: April 2015
Published by the Environmental Health Association of Ireland

Recommendations to prevent VTEC on Open/Pet Farms

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Publication Date: 26th March 2010

Visitors Guide to Open Farms (SE Regional Zoonosis Committee)

File Size: (305kB)
Publication Date: 25 Sept 2009
This Visitors Guide to Open Farms was prepared by the South Eastern Regional Zoonosis Committee and is reproduced here with their kind permission.

Recommendations on the Recreational Use of Farmland to reduce the Risk of VTEC

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Publication Date: 25 March 2010

Petting Farms

  • Bacillus cereus
  • Botulism
  • Campylobacter
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Clostridium perfringens
  • Cholera
  • Cryptosporidiosis
  • Cyclosporiasis
  • E. coli
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  • Foodborne Illness
  • Gastroenteritis or IID
  • Giardiasis
  • HUS
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  • Paratyphoid
  • Rotavirus
  • Salmonellosis
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