Campylobacter intestinal carriage among stray and pet dogs

Abstract

intestinal carriage among stray and pet dogs. Rev. Saúde públ., S. Paulo, 25: 1991. The natural distribution of thermotolerant Campylobacter sp. in dogs (150 stray animals and 64 pets) was studied. Campylobacters were more frequently isolated (p<0.01) from stray dogs (51.3%) rather than from pet dogs (21.9%). All the biotypes described by Lior for C. jejuni and C. coli were found among stray animals, whereas only C. jejuni biotypes I and II and C. coli biotype II were found among pet dogs. The need for more studies related to the role of environmental sanitary conditions in the spreading of Campylobacter species is noted.

Survey of Campylobacter spp. in owned and unowned dogs and cats in Northern Italy

“…Origin was identified as a risk factor for Campylobacter infection in dogs, with shelter-housed animals at higher risk, which is consistent with the findings of previous studies (Fernández and Martin, 1991;Baker et al, 1999;Workman et al, 2005;Tsai et al, 2007). Close contact between shelter-housed animals facilitates disease transmission (Acke et al, 2006), and potentially stressful conditions in shelters could increase Campylobacter growth rates associated with noradrenaline release (Humphrey, 2006).…”

Prevalence of virulence and cytolethal distending toxin (CDT) genes in thermophilic Campylobacter spp. from dogs and humans in Gyeongnam and Busan, Korea

“…The isolation rate was significantly higher in stray dogs (25.2%) than household dogs (8.8%). Similarly, Fernandez and Martin [11] found that Campylobacter spp. were isolated more frequently from stray dogs than household dogs.…”

“…One particular importance to humans is their colonization in animals for food production, including poultry, cattle, sheep, and swine [9]. The household dog has been identified as a risk factor for human campylobacteriosis [11,31]. Most dogs are asymptomatic when they serve as reservoirs in shedding Campylobacter spp.…”

Campylobacter y campylobacteriosis: una mirada desde América del Sur

“…(54) en Argentina, aportan mayores antecedentes a este respecto, al igual que Araya et al (55) en Chile, quienes establecen que la infección por Campylobacter es más frecuente en preescolares de estrato socioeconómico bajo que en aquellos de estratos altos que viven en áreas de buenas condiciones de saneamiento básico. Un fenómeno similar fue demostrado en animales (gallinas, perros y bovinos) por Fernández et al (56)(57)(58) aislando estas bacterias con frecuencias significativamente mayores en aquellos animales que vivían o eran mantenidos en condiciones de bajo saneamiento básico.…”