Cats as a Risk for Transmission of Antimicrobial Drug-resistant Salmonella

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Van Immerseel, Filip ; Pasmans, Frank ; De Buck, Jeroen ; Rychlik, Ivan ; Hradecka, Helena ; Collard, Jean-Marc ; Wildemauwe, Christa ; Heyndrickx, Marc ; Ducatelle, Richard ; Haesebrouck, Freddy
• Description:
  To determine whether cats were a risk for transmission of Salmonella to humans, we evaluated the excretion of Salmonella by pet cats. Rectal-swab specimens were taken from 278 healthy house cats, from 58 cats that died of disease, and from 35 group-housed cats. Group-housed cats were kept in one room with three cat trays and a common water and feed tray. Eighteen (51.4%) of 35 group-housed cats, 5 (8.6%) of 58 diseased cats (5/58), and 1 (0.36%) of 278 healthy house cats excreted Salmonella. Salmonella isolates were of serotypes Typhimurium, Enteritidis, Bovismorbificans and 4:i:-. Acquired antimicrobial resistance was found in serotype Typhimurium (resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, and tetracycline; to ampicillin; and to chloramphenicol) and 4:i:- strains (resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulfonamides, trimethoprim, and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim). Cats that excrete Salmonella can pose a public health hazard to people who are highly susceptible to Salmonella, such as children, the elderly, and immunocompromised persons.
• Subjects:
  Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Carrier State Cat Diseases Cats Cell Line Disease Reservoirs Drug Resistance, Bacterial Feces Humans Research Salmonella Salmonella Infections Salmonella Infections, Animal Zoonoses

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 10(12):2169-2174.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Volume:
  10
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
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  urn:sha256:8696a37541c337045ff80cdf716c3c94f537b8d93f0a2377041372f1f2664ac7
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