title: Prevalence of Campylobacter in wild birds of the mid-Atlantic region, USA.
abstract: We evaluated the occurrence of three Campylobacter species--C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. lari--from 333 wild bird fecal samples collected at Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Newark, Delaware, in 2008. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction, we detected C. jejuni from six avian families with an overall prevalence rate of 7.2%. We did not detect any other Campylobacter species. Campylobacter jejuni prevalence ranged widely between different avian families with crows (Corvidae) and gulls (Laridae) having the highest prevalence rates (23% and 25%, respectively).
authors: Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 250 Townsend Hall, Newark, DE 19716-2160, USA. judithk@udel.edu
authors: Judith I
authors: JI
authors: Keller
authors: W Gregory
authors: WG
authors: Shriver
authors: Jonas
authors: J
authors: Waldenström
authors: Petra
authors: P
authors: Griekspoor
authors: Björn
authors: B
authors: Olsen
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001717:Birds; D002169:Campylobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017000:Campylobacter coli / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016123:Campylobacter jejuni / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D044863:Campylobacter lari / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008873:Mid-Atlantic Region / Q000453:epidemiology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence