title: Survey of Campylobacter species, VTEC O157 and Salmonella species in Swedish wildlife.
abstract: Samples collected from 791 wild animals (Canada geese, roe deer, hares, moose, wild boar and gulls) shot during hunting were examined for verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) O157, and thermophilic Campylobacter and Salmonella species. With the exception of one positive isolate from a wild boar, VTEC O157 was not isolated from any of the animals. Salmonella species were isolated only from the gulls, of which 4 per cent were estimated to be positive. Thermophilic Campylobacter species were commonly isolated from all the species except deer.
authors.affiliation: Swedish Zoonosis Center, Uppsala.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wahlström
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tysén
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Olsson Engvall
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brändström
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mörner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vågsholm
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology*; D001717:Birds / Q000382:microbiology; D002167:Campylobacter / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005777:Geese / Q000382:microbiology; D011817:Rabbits / Q000382:microbiology; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012621:Seasons; D013548:Sweden; D013552:Swine / Q000382:microbiology