Presence of Giardia spp. and absence of Salmonella spp. in New Jersey muskrats (Ondatra zibethicus).
Of 220 muskrat fecal specimens collected from 12 sites in southwestern New Jersey, 154 (70%) were found to contain cysts of the protozoan parasite Giardia spp. Cysts from selected muskrat fecal specimens infected Mongolian gerbils, but attempts to cultivate trophozoites removed from these gerbils were unsuccessful. Salmonella spp. were not detected in any of the muskrat fecal specimens.
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Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
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D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D005618:Fresh Water; D005849:Gerbillinae; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005873:Giardiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009515:New Jersey; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*