Review: Salmonella Dublin in dairy cattle

Ana Velasquez-Munoz; Rafael Castro-Vargas; Faith M Cullens-Nobis; Rinosh Mani; Angel Abuelo

doi:10.3389/fvets.2023.1331767

Review: Salmonella Dublin in dairy cattle

Front Vet Sci. 2024 Jan 9:10:1331767. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1331767. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Ana Velasquez-Munoz^{1

2}, Rafael Castro-Vargas¹, Faith M Cullens-Nobis³, Rinosh Mani⁴, Angel Abuelo^{1

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
² Departamento de Ciencias Veterinarias y Salud Pública, Universidad Católica de Temuco, Temuco, Chile.
³ Agriculture and Agribusiness Institute, Michigan State University Extension, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.
⁴ Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, United States.

Abstract

Salmonella enterica serovar Dublin (S. Dublin) is a bacterium host-adapted to cattle with increasing prevalence in dairy facilities. It can severely affect cattle health, producing high morbidity and mortality in young calves and reducing the performance of mature animals. Salmonella Dublin is difficult to control and eradicate from herds, as it can be shed from clinically normal animals. In addition, S. Dublin is a zoonotic bacterium that can be lethal for humans and pose a risk for human and animal health due to its multi-drug resistant characteristics. This review provides an overview of S. Dublin as a pathogen in dairy facilities, the risk factors associated with infection, and current strategies for preventing and controlling this disease. Furthermore, current gaps in knowledge are also discussed.

Keywords: calf health; latent carrier; prevention; risk factors; zoonosis.

Publication types

Review

Grants and funding

The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. This work has been supported by competitive grant 2022-68008-36354 of the US Department of Agriculture National Institute for Food and Agriculture (Kansas City, MO) and a grant from the Michigan Alliance for Animal Agriculture (East Lansing, MI), both awarded to AA.