The incidence and significance of salmonella carriage by gulls (Larus spp.) in Scotland
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 95 (2), 229-241
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400062665
Abstract
SUMMARY: Salmonella carriage in 5888 gulls sampled by cloacal lavage was found to be 7·8%. Marked geographical and seasonal differences in carriage rates were found. These differences appeared to be associated with human population density and seasonal differences in the reported incidence of human salmoncllosis. The maximum duration of salmonella excretion in 17 laboratory-maintained gulls was 4 days and the number of salmonellae excreted was never more than 170 per gram of faeces. On the basis of this study it is suggested that gulls are not important factors in the actiology of human salmonellosis.This publication has 40 references indexed in Scilit:
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