Abstract
Polymerase chain reaction confirmed that two gull species in Talcahuano, Chile, shed Salmonella. Fecal samples from resident Larus dominicanus had prevalences of 51.2% for Salmonella spp. and 26.3% for Salmonella Enteritidis. Prevalences in samples from migratory Leucophaeus pipixcan were 75% and 30% respectively. Risks to public health may exist.
Publication types
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Letter
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bird Diseases / epidemiology*
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Carrier State / veterinary
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Charadriiformes / microbiology*
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Disease Reservoirs / microbiology
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Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
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Feces / microbiology
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Female
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Male
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction / veterinary*
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Salmonella / isolation & purification*
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Species Specificity