TABLE 1.

Frequency of zoonotic enteropathogens identified in both children and domestic animals

Source	No. of samples	No. (%) positive for:
		C. jejuni	C. coli	aEPEC	Campylobacter spp.a	STEC	Salmonella spp.	Yersinia	Giardia lamblia	Cryptosporidium parvum
Children	64	7 (10.9)	3 (4.7)	11 (17.2)	1 (1.6)	1 (1.6)	0	0	22 (34.4)	2 (3.1)
Chickens	42	25 (59.5)	7 (16.7)	3 (7.1)	0	1 (2.4)	0	0	0	0
Guinea pigs	40	29 (72.5)	2 (5.0)	2 (5.0)	0	1 (2.5)	0	0	1 (2.5)	0
Dogs	40	10 (25.0)	1 (2.5)	4 (10.0)	0	0	5 (12.5)	0	5 (12.5)	0
Pigs	36	3 (8.3)	14 (38.9)	4 (11.1)	10 (27.8)	0	0	1 (2.8)	2 (5.6)	0
Rabbits	20	2 (10.0)	0	0	0	0	0	0	4 (20.0)	0
Cattle	7	1 (14.3)	1 (14.3)	2	0	4 (57.1)	0	0	0	0
Cats	6	2 (33.3)	1 (16.7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ducks	5	1 (20.0)	1 (20.0)	1	2 (40.0)	0	0	0	0	0
Quail	3	2 (66.7)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sheep	2	0	1 (50.0)	1	0	0	0	0	1 (50.0)	1 (50.0)
Geese	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Horses	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	267	82 (30.7)	31 (11.6)	28	13 (4.9)	7 (2.6)	5 (1.9)	1 (0.4)	35 (13.1)	3 (1.1)

^aCampylobacter non-jejuni/coli species included C. hyointestinalis (pigs and child), C. lanienae (pig), and C. canadensis (ducks).