A survey of free-living falconiform birds for Salmonella.
Of 105 migrating falconiform birds of 7 species examined for Salmonella shedding in New Jersey, 2 (1.9%) were positive for Salmonella spp. Both positive birds were immature red-tailed hawks (Buteo jamaicensis). Salmonella enteritidis and S newport were the serotypes isolated. Neither serotype expressed multiple resistance when tested against a panel of 12 antimicrobial drugs.
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D002988:Cloaca / Q000382:microbiology; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D009515:New Jersey; D012475:Salmonella / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*