Small animal disease surveillance: GI disease and salmonellosis


Arsevska, Elena, Singleton, David ORCID: 0000-0002-1980-5410, Sanchez-Vizcaino, Fernando, Williams, Nicola, Jones, Philip H, Smyth, Steven, Heayns, Bethaney, Wardeh, Maya ORCID: 0000-0002-2316-5460, Radford, Alan D ORCID: 0000-0002-4590-1334, Dawson, Susan et al (show 2 more authors) (2017) Small animal disease surveillance: GI disease and salmonellosis. VETERINARY RECORD, 181 (9). pp. 228-232.

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Abstract

Presentation for gastrointestinal (GI) disease comprised 2.2 per cent of cat, 3.2 per cent of dog and 2.2 per cent of rabbit consultations between April 1, 2016 and March 31, 2017Diarrhoea and vomiting without blood were the most frequently reported GI disease clinical signs (34.4 and 38.9 per cent in cats and 42.8 and 37.3 per cent in dogs, respectively)The mean percentage of samples testing positive for <i>Salmonella</i> in dogs was double that in cats (0.82 per cent and 0.41 per cent, respectively) from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016In dogs, autumn was associated with a greater proportion of <i>Salmonella</i>-positive sample submissions; no clear suggestion of seasonal variation in cats was observedIn both cats and dogs, isolates belonging to <i>Salmonella enterica</i> group B serotypes were the most common (68.9 per cent in cats and 55.0 per cent in dogs).

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Animals, Dogs, Cats, Rabbits, Salmonella Infections, Animal, Gastrointestinal Diseases, Cat Diseases, Dog Diseases, Sentinel Surveillance, United Kingdom
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 07 Sep 2017 06:24
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 06:56
DOI: 10.1136/vr.j3642
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3009322
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