Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni and Giardia species in muskrat (Ondatra zibethica).
A total of 189 muskrat fecal samples were surveyed for Campylobacter and Giardia species. Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from 47.5% of these samples, and Giardia species were detected in 82.5%. These findings indicate that muskrat may be of importance to the health both of humans and of domestic animals.
D000818:Animals; D003411:Arvicolinae / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005872:Giardia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014481:United States