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Population Genetics and Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Canine Campylobacter Isolates Collected before and after a Raw Feeding Experiment.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Olkkola Satu, Kovanen Sara, Roine Johanna, Hänninen Marja-Liisa, Hielm-Björkman Anna, Kivistö Rauni
Abstract excerpt
In recent years, increasing numbers of consumers have become interested in feeding raw food for their pet dogs as opposed to commercial dry food, in the belief of health advantages. However, raw meat and internal organs, possibly contaminated by pathogens such as Campylobacter spp., may pose a risk of transmission of zoonoses to the pet owners. Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of bacterial...
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