title: Isolation of Salmonella enterica and Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 from feces of animals in public contact areas of United States zoological parks.
abstract: The fecal prevalence of subclinical Salmonella enterica and Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 among animals in human-animal contact exhibits at institutions in the United States accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums was estimated to assess public health risk. The prevalence was less than 0.6% for both zoonotic pathogens among 997 animals sampled at 36 exhibits.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, P.O. Box 166, Clay Center, NE 68933, USA. keen@email.marc.usda.gov
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.forename: Lisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Durso
authors.forename: Thomas P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Meehan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000382:microbiology; D000836:Animals, Zoo / Q000382:microbiology*; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019453:Escherichia coli O157 / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D012418:Ruminants / Q000382:microbiology; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D022621:Shiga Toxin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D022621:Shiga Toxin