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Outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium in cats and humans associated with infection in wild birds
Author(s) -
Tauni M. A.,
öSterlund A.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2000.tb03214.x
Subject(s) - cats , outbreak , medicine , salmonella , vomiting , veterinary medicine , salmonella infection , virology , biology , bacteria , genetics
An outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium infection in cats and humans in Sweden in 1999, associated with wild birds, is described. In the county of Värmland, 62 sick cats were examined. All were anorectic and lethargic, 57 per cent had vomiting and 31 per cent had diarrhoea. It was considered likely that salmonellosis was transmitted from cats to humans, but there were only a few such cases.