Salmonella infections in the common raccoon (Procyon lotor) in western Pennsylvania.
Ten Salmonella enterica serotypes were isolated from fecal samples collected from anesthetized raccoons (n = 738) trapped in six Pennsylvania counties from 2003 to 2005. Comparison of raccoon pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pulse type data with the Pennsylvania Department of Health PFGE database revealed that the patterns of seven Salmonella serotypes matched those isolated from humans with salmonellosis.
Compton
Justin A
JA
Department of Veterinary Science, School of Forest Resources, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
Baney
Jason A
JA
Donaldson
Sarah C
SC
Houser
Beth A
BA
San Julian
Gary J
GJ
Yahner
Richard H
RH
Chmielecki
Wayne
W
Reynolds
Stanley
S
Jayarao
Bhushan M
BM
D000818:Animals; D002353:Carrier State / Q000382:microbiology; D016521:Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field; D006801:Humans; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011821:Raccoons / Q000382:microbiology*; D012481:Salmonella Infections, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D019779:Salmonella enterica / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012703:Serotyping