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An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Salmonella Kentucky infection in long-nosed fur seals.
- Source :
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Diseases of aquatic organisms [Dis Aquat Organ] 2020 Dec 03; Vol. 142, pp. 119-124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Dec 03. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- An outbreak of salmonellosis occurred in a group of 7 long-nosed fur seals Arctocephalus forsteri undergoing rehabilitation after being found injured and malnourished on beaches along the northern New South Wales and southern Queensland coasts of Australia. Three of the 7 individuals developed clinical disease and died within 3 d. Clinical signs included profuse diarrhea, vomiting, depression, and lethargy. Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Kentucky (S. Kentucky) was cultured from 2 of the 3 deceased animals. The other 4 animals showed similar signs and recovered following treatment. S. Kentucky (antigenic formula 8,20:i:z6) was isolated from the survivors and tissues recovered from post-mortem samples of deceased animals. The bacterium was susceptible to cephalothin and sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim and resistant to amoxicillin-clavulanate, ampicillin/amoxicillin, tetracycline, and enrofloxacin. This organism has the potential to cause disease in aquatic wildlife, as well as posing a zoonotic threat to people who utilise the aquatic environment.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0177-5103
- Volume :
- 142
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diseases of aquatic organisms
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33269723
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3354/dao03540