Campylobacteriosis--a "new" disease in laboratory animals.
Campylobacter fetus ss jejuni is now recognized as a leading cause of diarrhea in humans. With the development of proper culture techniques, C jejuni has been isolated from humans with diarrhea as frequently as Salmonella or Shigella species. Laboratory animal models are being developed to study the pathogenesis of campylobacter-induced diarrhea; also, identification of C jejuni is occurring more frequently in a variety of laboratory animals, whether asymptomatic carriers or those with clinical diarrhea. Animals shedding C jejuni also have been incriminated as a source of campylobacter diarrhea in humans.
D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002168:Campylobacter fetus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D004751:Enteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D000939:Epitopes; D015047:Zoonoses
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000939:Epitopes