Isolation of thermophilic campylobacters from two populations of dogs

Abstract

Faecal samples were collected from newly impounded stray dogs and from dogs presented to a clinic by their owners. The dogs were categorised as strays or pets and their faeces as formed or unformed. The faeces were examined bacteriologically. Campylobacters were significantly (P less than 0.01) more frequently isolated from the faeces of the stray dogs but there was no significant difference between the frequency of isolation of the organism from formed or unformed faeces. The significance of this finding in relation to public health and animal health is noted.

Campylobacter intestinal carriage among stray and pet dogs

“…In the present study, the frequency of stray dogs harboring Campylobacter species was of 51.3%. This value is similar to that obtained by Simpson et al 13 . and Bruce and Zochowski 3 for the same type of animals.…”

“…and Bruce and Zochowski 3 for the same type of animals. On the other hand, as Simpson et al 13 . have found, this study showed that the number of animals with Campylobacter in their feces was significantly greater in stray than in pet dogs.…”

“…Cats and dogs have been described as sources of infection, particularly for children 1,12,14,16 . Having in mind that remarkable differences have previously been observed in the intestinal carriage of Campylobacter among stray and pet dogs 3,13 , and the lack of information about this epidemiological aspect in developing countries, the natural distribution of thermotolerant Campylobacter sp. in these two types of dogs in southern Chile was studied.…”

Species and biotype distribution of thermotolerant Campylobacters in animal reservoirs in Southern Chile

“…Nevertheless, it was simmilar to that reported by SIMPSON et al 29 in stray dogs (52.6%) in England. Remarkable differences exist in the incidence of intestinal carriage of Campylobacter among stray and pet dogs 2 .…”

“…Remarkable differences exist in the incidence of intestinal carriage of Campylobacter among stray and pet dogs 2 . 29 Although all the dogs studied had an individualized owner, many of them presented loiterer habits reflecting a poor standard of canine hygiene that predisposes to intestinal colonization with Campylobacter 30 .…”