PREVALENCE OFSALMONELLASPP. AND THERMOPHILICCAMPYLOBACTERSPP. IN THE SMALL ASIAN MONGOOSE (HERPESTES JAVANICUS) IN BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

Abstract

From April to July 2005, rectal swabs were collected from 48 free-ranging small Asian mongooses (Herpestes javanicus) on the east and south coasts of Barbados and analyzed for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. Salmonella was recovered in 21.12% (7/33) of mongooses at the east-coast site and 26.67% (4/15) at the south-coast site. Four serotypes were isolated: Salmonella enterica serovar Rubislaw, Kentucky, Javiana, and Panama. One east-coast sample of 11 tested for Campylobacter was positive (9.09%). These results indicate that mongooses in Barbados are carriers and shedders of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. and are a potential wildlife reservoir for these enteropathogens.

Anthropogenic landscapes increase Campylobacter jejuni infections in urbanizing banded mongoose (Mungos mungo): A one health approach

“…Campylobacter spp. has previously has been found in the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), a predominantly solitary species, but at significantly lower levels (2.4-9%) [56,57] then that found in banded mongooses (56%, 95% CI 46-65%). A number of banded mongoose behaviors may contribute to observed elevations in infection.…”

Feral Cats

“…and Campylobacter spp. have been reported in free-ranging mongooses on Barbados (Rhynd et al 2014;Matthias and Levett 2002), and although rabies is not present in Hawaii, the mongoose is the primary rabies reservoir on Puerto Rico, Cuba, Grenada, the Dominican Republic, and most likely Haiti (Everard and Everard 1992;Zieger et al 2014;Berentsen et al 2015).…”

A Systematic Review on the Role of Wildlife as Carriers and Spreaders of Campylobacter spp.

“…Data from the articles reviewed showed that at least twelve Campylobacter species have been detected in wild animals in 36 countries and the Antarctica Peninsula [ 15 , 16 , 38 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 46 , 48 , 49 , 50 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 , 74 , 75 , 76 , 77 , 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 , 82 , 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87 , 88 , 89 , 90 , 91 , 92 , 93 , 94 , 95 , 96 , 97 , 98 , 99 , 100 , 101 ...…”

“…On the other hand, a cross-sectional study of the molecular epidemiology of C. jejuni in a dairy farmland environment [ 46 ] showed that 73.7% of wild rabbits ( Oryctolagus cuniculus ) can keep a similar genotype in cattle (the ST-21 complex), which is relevant to human infection. Rhynd et al [ 85 ] demonstrated that asian mongooses ( Herpestes javanicus ) are carriers and shedders of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. Moreover, Medley et al [ 66 ] sampled fecal samples in humans, free-ranging banded mongooses ( Mungos mungo ) surface water, and river sediment samples in northern Botswana and reported Campylobacter spp.…”