TABLE 1.
Source | No. of samples | No. (%) positive for: |
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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) |
Campylobacter non-jejuni/coli species included C. hyointestinalis (pigs and child), C. lanienae (pig), and C. canadensis (ducks).