Evaluation of the risks of shedding Salmonellae and other potential pathogens by therapy dogs fed raw diets in Ontario and Alberta

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 470-480

  Lefebvre, S L ^b   Reid Smith, R ^c   Boerlin, P ^b   Weese, J S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dog food; Public health; Salmonella; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM SHEDDING; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DOG; DRUG USE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXTENDED SPECTRUM CEPHALOSPORINASE ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW FOOD; RAW MEAT; RISK FACTOR; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA HEIDELBERG; SALMONELLA KENTUCKY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SEROTYPE; THERAPY; THERAPY DOG; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS;

ALBERTA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CANADA; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FECES; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS; SALMONELLA INFECTIONS, ANIMAL; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SUIDAE;

EID: 51349166221     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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