J Vet Sci.  2016 Dec;17(4):583-586. 10.4142/jvs.2016.17.4.583.

Prevalence of Salmonella enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in zoo animals from Chile

• Marchant P
• Hidalgo-Hermoso E
• Espinoza K
• Retamal P

• KMID: 2412616
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4142/jvs.2016.17.4.583

Abstract

Salmonella (S.) enterica and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are foodborne pathogens. Here, we report the prevalence of S. enterica and STEC in feces of 316 zoo animals belonging to 61 species from Chile. S. enterica and STEC strains were detected in 7.5% and 4.4% of animals, respectively. All Salmonella isolates corresponded to the serotype Enteritidis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of S. Enteritidis in the culpeo fox (Lycalopex culpaeus), black-capped capuchin (Sapajus apella) and Peruvian pelican (Pelecanus thagus) and the first STEC report in Thomson's gazelle (Eudorcas thomsonii).

Keyword

Chile; Salmonella enterica; Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli; zoo animals

MeSH Terms

Animals
Animals, Zoo
Chile/epidemiology
Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology/microbiology/*veterinary
Feces/microbiology
Prevalence
Salmonella Infections, Animal/*epidemiology/microbiology
Salmonella enterica/*isolation & purification
Serotyping/veterinary
Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli/*isolation & purification

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