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Salmonella in Black-headed gulls ( Larus ridibundus); prevalence, genotypes and influence on Salmonella epidemiology.
Epidemiology and infection - 1 Jun 2006
Palmgren H, Aspán A, Broman T, Bengtsson K, Blomquist L, Bergström S, Sellin M, Wollin R, Olsen B
Abstract excerpt
During a period of 3 years, 1998-2000, 1047 faecal swabs from Black-headed gulls were sampled at one location in Southern Sweden. Salmonella spp. was found in 28 individuals (2.7%) and the dominating serotype found was S. Typhimurium (83%). Twenty-five per cent of the Salmonella-infected gulls were later recaptured and re-sampled. We found that Salmonella infection in Black-headed gulls was of short duration, and...
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