Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Salmonella Corvallis found in stray dogs in Bursa Turkey
By Kocabiyik, A L et al.·Published in Journal of veterinary medicine. B, Infectious diseases and veterinary public health·2006·Microbiology Department·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Detection of Salmonella spp. in stray dogs in Bursa Province, Turkey: first isolation of Salmonella Corvallis from dogs.
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Plain-English summary
A group of stray dogs in Bursa, Turkey, was tested for Salmonella bacteria, and 11% of them were found to be carrying Salmonella Corvallis. This strain was sensitive to several antibiotics, but two-thirds of the dogs showed resistance to streptomycin. The findings suggest that stray dogs could be a potential source of Salmonella infections in humans. This is the first time Salmonella Corvallis has been identified in dogs in Turkey, highlighting the need for further research on the risks to public health.
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Abstract
The prevalence and antimicrobial sensitivity of Salmonella spp. in stray dogs in Bursa province, Turkey were determined from a total of 82 faecal samples by bacteriological methods. Of the dogs, nine (11%) were positive for salmonellae-carrying. All Salmonella isolates were serotyped as S. Corvallis, and were sensitive to amoxycillin/clavulanic acid, ampicillin, cephalothin, chloramphenicol, enrofloxacin, gentamicin, kanamycin, nalidixic acid, neomycin, oxytetracycline and trimethoprim/sulphamethoxazole, while 66.7% of them were resistant to streptomycin. It was concluded that stray dogs could be an important carrier of salmonellae as well as a source of human salmonellosis in Turkey. Additional studies are needed to clarify the epidemiological relationship between S. Corvallis isolated from dogs and humans with regard to public health. This is the first report on the isolation of S. Corvallis from dogs in the country.
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