title: Prevalence and serovars of Salmonella in the feces of free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Nebraska.
abstract: To determine the prevalence and serovars of Salmonella in free-ranging deer, we cultured feces from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested by hunters during a regular firearm season in southeastern Nebraska (USA). We recovered Salmonella from 5 (1%; 95% confidence interval: 0.37-2.20%) of 500 samples and identified four different Salmonella enterica serovars [Litchfield (1), Dessau (1), Infantis (2), and Enteritidis (1)]. Although the prevalence of Salmonella in free-ranging deer appears to be low, the serovars recovered are known to be pathogenic to humans and animals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas 66506, USA. drenter@vet.ksu.edu
authors.forename: David G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Renter
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Gnad
authors.forename: Jan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Sargeant
authors.forename: Scott E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Hygnstrom
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009329:Nebraska / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D012475:Salmonella / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*