Isolation of Salmonella enterica and Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 from Feces of Animals in Public Contact Areas of United States Zoological Parks
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- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
- Vol. 73 (1) , 362-365
Abstract
The fecal prevalence of subclinical Salmonella enterica and Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 among animals in human-animal contact exhibits at institutions in the United States accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums was estimated to assess public health risk. The prevalence was less than 0.6% for both zoonotic pathogens among 997 animals sampled at 36 exhibits.Keywords
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