Occurrence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella and Campylobacter in wild birds
Salmonella and Campylobacter are well recognised as important zoonotic foodborne pathogens. This study was undertaken to detect the occurrence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in a population of wild birds and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates. A total of 68 fresh faecal...
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Veterinary Association Malaysia
2014
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2451/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2451/1/3.%20OCCURRENCE%20OF%20ANTIBIOTIC%20RESISTANT%20SALMONELLA%20AND%20CAMPYLOBACTER%20IN%20WILD%20BIRDS.pdf |
| Summary: | Salmonella and Campylobacter are well recognised as important zoonotic foodborne pathogens. This study was undertaken to detect the occurrence of Salmonella and
Campylobacter in a population of wild birds and to
determine the antibiotic susceptibility of the isolates. A total of 68 fresh faecal samples were collected from wild birds in four areas (Bangi, Kepong, and two areas in
Serdang). One (1.47%) faecal sample was positive for
Salmonella spp. from a pigeon in Kepong and the isolate was resistant to erythromycin and tetracycline. Six (8.82%) faecal samples were positive for Campylobacter spp, three (50%) were from pigeons in Serdang and another three (50%) were pigeons from Kepong. All isolates were identified as
Campylobacter jejuni and were resistant to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (100%), followed by cefotaxime (83.3%), tetracycline (33.3%) and ampicillin (16.7%). The
presence of antibiotic resistant Salmonella spp. and
Campylobacter spp. in wild birds poses a public health risk because they may transmit these antibiotic resistant pathogens to farm animals and spread them in the environment |
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