- Pathogen:
- Salmonella spp.
- Precautions:
- Standard
- Diagnosis:
- Onset of clinical disease is sudden high fever, depression, and recumbency. Laboratory confirmation is required for salmonellosis.
- Pathogen Information:
- Gram-negative rod of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
- Epidemiology:
- Some Salmonella serotypes are host-specific, and others have a wide host range. Ingestion is the main route of infection. May be present in water, soil, animal feeds, raw meat, and in vegetable material.
- Associated Syndromes:
- Infections range from subclinical carrier status to acute fatal septicaemia. Clinical disease may develop from subclinical and latent infections due to stress associated with overcrowding, transportation, or adverse environmental conditions. Can cause: Enterocolitis and septicaemia, Pullorum disease, Fowl typhoid, Paracolon infection, Abortion.
- Additional Information:
- Resource: Quinn, P. J., et al. Concise Review of Veterinary Microbiology, John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, 2015.