PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA SPP. AND THERMOPHILIC CAMPYLOBACTER SPP. IN THE SMALL ASIAN MONGOOSE (HERPESTES JAVANICUS) IN BARBADOS, WEST INDIES

From April to July 2005, rectal swabs were collected from 48 free-ranging small Asian mongooses (Herpestes javanicus) on the east and south coasts of Barbados and analyzed for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. Salmonella was recovered in 21.12% (7/33) of mongooses at the east-coast site and 26.67% (...

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Published in:Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine 2014-12, Vol.45 (4), p.911-914
Main Authors: Rhynd, Kamara J.R, Leighton, Patrick A, Elcock, David A, Whitehall, Pamela J, Rycroft, Andrew, Macgregor, Shaheed K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Asian mongoose
Bacteria
Barbados
Brief Communication
BRIEF COMMUNICATIONS
Campylobacter
Campylobacter - classification
Campylobacter - isolation & purification
Campylobacter Infections - epidemiology
Campylobacter Infections - microbiology
Captive wildlife
Epidemiology
Herpestes javanicus
Herpestes javanicus [auropunctatus]
Herpestidae
Prevalence
Salmonella
Salmonella - isolation & purification
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella Infections, Animal - epidemiology
Salmonella Infections, Animal - microbiology
Veterinary services
West Indies - epidemiology
Wildlife
Wildlife studies
Zoonoses
Zoos
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Summary:From April to July 2005, rectal swabs were collected from 48 free-ranging small Asian mongooses (Herpestes javanicus) on the east and south coasts of Barbados and analyzed for Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. Salmonella was recovered in 21.12% (7/33) of mongooses at the east-coast site and 26.67% (4/15) at the south-coast site. Four serotypes were isolated: Salmonella enterica serovar Rubislaw, Kentucky, Javiana, and Panama. One east-coast sample of 11 tested for Campylobacter was positive (9.09%). These results indicate that mongooses in Barbados are carriers and shedders of Salmonella and Campylobacter spp. and are a potential wildlife reservoir for these enteropathogens.
ISSN:1042-7260
1937-2825
DOI:10.1638/2012-0250.1