title: Prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter species in animals at Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad.
abstract: The prevalence of Salmonella and thermophilic Campylobacter species in animals kept at the Emperor Valley Zoo, Trinidad, was determined. Of the 433 animals from a total of 30 species sampled, 28 (6.5%) and 11 (2.5%) were positive for Salmonella and Campylobacter, respectively. The difference was statistically significant (P < or = 0.001: chi2). Overall, 12 stereotypes of Salmonella were isolated, with S. miami accounting for eight (25.8%) of 31 isolates. All Campylobacter isolates were C. jejuni, with nine (81.8%) of 11 isolates originating from birds. Reptiles had a high prevalence of Salmonella infection with a high probability for salmonellosis, but the risk of campylobacteriosis appears to be very low.
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adesiyun
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Caesar
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Inder
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D015995:Prevalence; D012007:Rectum / Q000382:microbiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary; D014300:Trinidad and Tobago / Q000453:epidemiology