[Prevalence of infections caused by Salmonella spp. in cattle and horses at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal].
Bacteriologic detection of Salmonella spp. from feces of animals admitted to Veterinary Teaching Hospital of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Montréal, in Saint-Hyacinthe was carried out during a 1-year period to estimate the prevalence of bovine and equine salmonellosis. Prevalence at the time of hospitalization was quite low: 1.4% in cattle and 1.7% in horses. Incidence was 15.1 cases/100 animal/year in cattle and 38.7 cases/100 animal/year in horses. Serotype typhimurium was the most prevalent in both species. In cattle, cases were evenly distributed over the year. In horses, a recrudescence of cases and a obviousness of transmission were apparent in April 1996.
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Département de sciences cliniques, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada.
Fecteau
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Higgins
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Paré
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Lavoie
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006736:Horses; D006762:Hospitals, Animal / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015994:Incidence; D015995:Prevalence; D011792:Quebec / Q000453:epidemiology; D012008:Recurrence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012486:Salmonella typhimurium / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012621:Seasons; D012703:Serotyping / Q000662:veterinary