Evaluation of Salmonella Shedding From Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Pets

项目总结 有症状和无症状宠物脱落沙门氏菌的评价 该项目的目标是确定沙门氏菌的流行率。在有症状的和 无症状的狗和猫，与美国各地的其他Vet-LRN实验室合作 各州。在我们的研究中，将对250只动物进行抽样，并将样本提交给 沙门氏菌分离。分离后，沙门氏菌分离物将进行血清分型，以确定 在猫和狗种群中检测到的常见血清型。科学信息 可以用来适当地针对干预和教育努力来减少 沙门氏菌对伴生动物的公共卫生负担及预防沙门氏菌感染 在人类中，这是由同伴动物传播的人畜共患疾病造成的。与其他 已发表的评估狗和猫体内沙门氏菌存在的研究，这项研究将进行 在美国的多个地区，有大量的动物样本，使得 这项研究在解决全国沙门氏菌流行问题上具有新颖性 估计和疾病特征。

PROJECT SUMMARY Evaluation of Salmonella Shedding From Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Pets The goal of this project is to determine the prevalence of Salmonella spp. in symptomatic and asymptomatic dogs and cats, in collaboration with other Vet-LRN laboratories across the United States. For our study, 250 animals will be sampled and the samples will be submitted for Salmonella isolation. After isolation, Salmonella isolates will be serotyped in order to determine the common serotypes detected in cat and dog populations. The scientific information provided can be use to appropriately target interventions and educational efforts to decrease the public health burden of Salmonella in companion animals and prevent Salmonella infections in humans that result from zoonotic transmission from companion animals. In contrast to other published studies evaluating Salmonella presence in dogs and cats, this study will be conducted in multiple areas across the United States and with large numbers of sampled animals, making this study novel in magnitude and ability to address nationwide Salmonella prevalence estimates and disease characteristics.