Salmonella Carriers among Cats derived from Kanagawa Prefecture

Abstract

SUMMARYA total of 194 cats derived from Kanagawa Prefecture was examined for Salmonella during the summers in 1983 and 1984. Eleven cats (5.7%) harbored Salmonella in the mesenteric lymph node and/or intestinal mucosa harvested from the surrounding part of the Ostium ileocaecocolicum. Among the 7 serovars isolated, S. choleraesuis subsp. choleraesuis serovar typhimurium was found to be the most predominant one.-