Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Ferret as a potential reservoir for human campylobacteriosis
- Journal:
- American Journal of Veterinary Research
- Year:
- 1983
- Authors:
- Fox, James G. et al.
- Affiliation:
- From the Division of Comparative Medicine, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139. · United States
- Species:
- rodent
Abstract
SUMMARY A survey was conducted to determine the frequency of Campylobacter fetus subsp jejuni in feces of ferrets purchased for use in biomedical research. Over a 12-month period, 168 ferrets from 2 commercial breeders were examined by bacteriologic cultural procedures for Campylobacter spp; 61% were culturally positive for C fetus subsp jejuni. In a therapeutic trial with 16 ferrets shedding C fetus subsp jejuni in feces, erythromycin given orally failed to eliminate intestinal carriage of the organism in 15 of the animals.
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