Prevalence of Salmonella enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in zoo animals from Chile.
J Vet Sci
; 17(4): 583-586, 2016 Dec 30.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27030195
ABSTRACT
Salmonella (S.) enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens. Here, we report the prevalence of S. enterica and STEC in feces of 316 zoo animals belonging to 61 species from Chile. S. enterica and STEC strains were detected in 7.5% and 4.4% of animals, respectively. All Salmonella isolates corresponded to the serotype Enteritidis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of S. Enteritidis in the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus), black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) and the first STEC report in Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii).
Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salmonella Infections, Animal
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Salmonella enterica
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Escherichia coli Infections
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Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli
Type of study:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Chile
Language:
En
Journal:
J Vet Sci
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Chile