Salmonellosis in wild mammals.
One thousand two hundred and sixty-nine freeliving, wild mammals, representative of 16 species from estates in Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey, were examined for the presence of salmonellas. Salmonella typhimurium was isolated from 1 and S. dublin from 7 house mice (Mus musculus). There were no isolations from the other species examined. It was concluded that the house-mice infected with S. dublin acquired the organism from experimentally infected cattle. The wild mammal population does not at present appear to constitute a reservior for infection of domestic animals.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D004739:England; D007312:Eulipotyphla / Q000382:microbiology*; D007793:Lagomorpha / Q000382:microbiology*; D008322:Mammals / Q000382:microbiology*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*; D012475:Salmonella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*