Salmonellosis in apparently healthy dogs

Shimi, A; Keyhani, Massoud; Bolurchi, M

doi:10.1136/vr.98.6.110

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“…The fact that household dogs generally show lower isolation rates of salmonellae and campylobacters than stray dogs (Shimi et al, 1976;Simpson et al, 1981;Fox, 1990;Workman et al, 2005) was shown by our findings as well. These highly prevalent gastrointestinal pathogens in shelters may increase the risks of (1) nosocomial transmission between dogs, (2) zoonotic transmission to workers in shelters and people adopting dogs from shelters, and (3) environment contamination potential (Sokolow et al, 2005;Wright et al, 2005).…”

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Salmonellae and Campylobacters in Household and Stray Dogs in Northern Taiwan

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Rectal swabs were collected from 437 household and 491 stray dogs in northern Taiwan from May 2003 to June 2005 to investigate the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibilities of salmonellae and campylobacters. The results revealed that 2.1% of household dogs and 6.3% of stray dogs were positive for salmonellae, with Salmonella Duesseldorf being the most dominant serotype in both. Additionally, 2.7% of the household dogs and 23.8% of the stray dogs were positive for campylobacters. Campylobacter jejuni was the most prevalent species (86.8%), followed by C. upsaliensis (9.3%) and C. coli (3.9%). Both salmonella and campylobacter isolation rates from the stray dogs were significantly higher than those from the household dogs (p < 0.01). The susceptibility of 33 C. jejuni isolates to eight antimicrobials was studied by the E-test. A high rate of resistance was observed to azithromycin (93.9%), clindamycin (87.9%), erythromycin (81.8%), tetracycline (78.8%), chloramphenicol (69.7%), nalidixic acid (51.5%), gentamicin (33.3%), and ciprofloxacin (18.2%). The susceptibility of 40 Salmonella isolates to 15 antimicrobials was also studied by the disc-diffusion method. All the Salmonella isolates were susceptible to ciprofloxacin and ceftriaxone. Resistance was observed most frequently to tetracycline (77.5%), chloramphenicol (52.5%), and ampicillin (50%).

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Salmonellae and Campylobacters in Household and Stray Dogs in Northern Taiwan

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“…Serovar Braenderup is not commonly associated with dogs, but it was once isolated in Iran (Shimi et al . ), and recently from a dog in Texas, United States (Reimschuessel et al . ).…”

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“…; Shimi et al . ). More recent information on the carrier state in dogs is available from the United States (Jay‐Russell et al .…”

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“…Generally, faecal shedding has been less frequent in household pet dogs, compared to those in kennels and stray dogs (Carter & Quinn 2000). Studies of apparently healthy dogs conducted decades ago identified many different serovars and carrier rates from 4 to 16% (Morse et al 1976;Shimi et al 1976). More recent information on the carrier state in dogs is available from the United States (Jay-Russell et al 2014; Leahy et al 2016;Reimschuessel et al 2017), Ethiopia (Kiflu et al 2017), the United Kingdom (Philbey et al 2014), Thailand (Srisanga et al 2016), Taiwan (Tsai et al 2007), Turkey (Kocabiyik et al 2006;Bagcigil et al 2007), Trinidad (Seepersadsingh et al 2004) and Germany (Weber et al 1995).…”

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Serovars and antimicrobial resistance of non‐typhoidal Salmonella isolated from non‐diarrhoeic dogs in Grenada, West Indies

Amadi

Hariharan

Arya

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Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Non‐typhoidal salmonellosis remains an important public health problem worldwide. Dogs may harbour Salmonella in their intestines and can easily shed Salmonella in the environment with the possibility of transmission to humans. Thus, monitoring is essential to understand the role of dogs in zoonotic transmission. The objectives of this study were to determine the shedding of Salmonella by owned, apparently healthy dogs in Grenada, West Indies, to identify the serovars, and to examine their antimicrobial susceptibility profiles. Faecal samples collected during August to October, 2016 from 144 non‐diarrhoeic owned dogs were examined by enrichment and selective culture for the presence of Salmonella spp. Eight (5.6%) of the tested animals were culture positive, yielding 35 Salmonella isolates that belonged to six serovars of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica. These were serovars Arechavaleta from two dogs, Arechavaleta and Montevideo from one dog, and Javiana, Rubislaw, Braenderup and Kiambu from one dog each. All these serovars have been reported as causes of human salmonellosis globally. Antimicrobial susceptibility tests on 35 isolates showed absence of resistance to the currently used drugs for cases of human salmonellosis, including ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime. One isolate (2.9%) was resistant to neomycin, two isolates (5.7%) showed intermediate susceptibility to neomycin, and another (2.9%) had intermediate susceptibility to tetracycline. This is the first report of isolation and antimicrobial susceptibilities of non‐typhoidal Salmonella serovars from dogs in Grenada. This study shows that dogs in Grenada may be involved in the epidemiology of salmonellosis.

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“…However, prevalence of S almonella spp . in stray or shelter dogs has been shown to be higher than in client‐owned household dogs: 6.3% versus 2.1% (Tsai et al., 2007) and 15.8% versus 4.4% (Shimi et al., 1976).…”

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Environmental Sampling for Salmonella spp. in Colorado Animal Shelters

Steneroden

Hill

Salman

2010

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Salmonella enterica is an important zoonotic agent and nosocomial infections and epidemics have occurred in animal facilities. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of Salmonella in the environment in animal shelters. From 12 to 25 samples were taken from each shelter to represent environmental contamination. Samples were collected from surfaces in areas used by animals and in public access areas including animal receiving rooms, kennels, paediatric wards, treatment, visitation rooms, isolation, euthanasia, outdoor runs and play areas, reception rooms, animal transport vehicles, offices, break rooms and restrooms. Samples were tested for Salmonella and compared within shelters to identify high- and low-risk areas; and between shelters to identify differences in environmental contamination by geographical location, infection control policies, and shelter size characteristics. Twenty-eight per cent of sampled Colorado shelters had environmental Salmonella contamination. Two regions in the eastern 1/3 of the state had prevalences of 30% and 100%. Within-shelter sample prevalence ranged from 0 to 100%. Results of this study indicate that animal shelters can be frequently contaminated with Salmonella spp., a variety of Salmonella species may be present, contamination can be widespread within a facility and recovered isolates may harbour antibiotic resistance The findings from this study may influence and help focus educational policy on issues of infection control and zoonotic disease awareness in animal shelters.

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Salmonellosis in apparently healthy dogs

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Salmonellae and Campylobacters in Household and Stray Dogs in Northern Taiwan

Salmonellae and Campylobacters in Household and Stray Dogs in Northern Taiwan

Serovars and antimicrobial resistance of non‐typhoidal Salmonella isolated from non‐diarrhoeic dogs in Grenada, West Indies

Environmental Sampling for Salmonella spp. in Colorado Animal Shelters

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