Transmission of Salmonella between wildlife and meat-production animals in Denmark
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Transmission of Salmonella between wildlife and meat-production animals in Denmark. / Skov, M.N.; Madsen, Jesper Johannes; Rahbek, Carsten; Lodal, Jens; Jespersen, Jørgen B.; Jørgensen, J.C.; Dietz, Hans Henrik; Chriél, M.; Baggesen, D.L.
In: Journal of Applied Microbiology, Vol. 105, No. 5, 2008, p. 1558-1568.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Transmission of Salmonella between wildlife and meat-production animals in Denmark
AU - Skov, M.N.
AU - Madsen, Jesper Johannes
AU - Rahbek, Carsten
AU - Lodal, Jens
AU - Jespersen, Jørgen B.
AU - Jørgensen, J.C.
AU - Dietz, Hans Henrik
AU - Chriél, M.
AU - Baggesen, D.L.
N1 - KEYWORDS cattle • epidemiology • pig • risk factors • Salmonella • transmission • wildlife
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Aims: To investigate the transmission of Salmonella spp. between production animals (pigs and cattle) and wildlife on production animal farms in Denmark.Methods and Results: In the winter and summer of 2001 and 2002, 3622 samples were collected from Salmonella-infected and noninfected herds of pigs and cattle and surrounding wildlife. Salmonella was detected in wildlife on farms carrying Salmonella-positive production animals and only during the periods when Salmonella was detected in the production animals. The presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in wild birds significantly correlated to their migration pattern and food preference.Conclusions: Salmonella was transmitted from infected herds of production animals (cattle and pigs) to wildlife that lived amongst or in close proximity to them.Significance and Impact of the Study: Salmonella in animal food products is associated with the occurrence of Salmonella in primary animal production. Strategies to control the introduction and spread of infection should include wildlife management, as the nearby wildlife may act as reservoirs for Salmonella spp. and/or may be passive carriers of the bacteria.
AB - Aims: To investigate the transmission of Salmonella spp. between production animals (pigs and cattle) and wildlife on production animal farms in Denmark.Methods and Results: In the winter and summer of 2001 and 2002, 3622 samples were collected from Salmonella-infected and noninfected herds of pigs and cattle and surrounding wildlife. Salmonella was detected in wildlife on farms carrying Salmonella-positive production animals and only during the periods when Salmonella was detected in the production animals. The presence of Salmonella Typhimurium in wild birds significantly correlated to their migration pattern and food preference.Conclusions: Salmonella was transmitted from infected herds of production animals (cattle and pigs) to wildlife that lived amongst or in close proximity to them.Significance and Impact of the Study: Salmonella in animal food products is associated with the occurrence of Salmonella in primary animal production. Strategies to control the introduction and spread of infection should include wildlife management, as the nearby wildlife may act as reservoirs for Salmonella spp. and/or may be passive carriers of the bacteria.
U2 - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03914.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2008.03914.x
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19146492
VL - 105
SP - 1558
EP - 1568
JO - Proceedings of the Society for Applied Bacteriology
JF - Proceedings of the Society for Applied Bacteriology
SN - 0370-1778
IS - 5
ER -
ID: 8751571