Salmonellosis

Huray R. Ya., Marchenko T.V., Glotova Е.V.

Summary

Salmonellosis is an infectious disease caused by different serotypes of bacteria of the genus Salmonella. Disease affects all species of animals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and people.

Different types of salmonella isolated from a wide range of species of birds in many countries around the world. Wild birds are rarely involved in the epizootics of salmonellosis. They are usually asymptomatic carriers of Salmonella, as evidenced by the recent isolation of only the intestine. Carriers of salmonella found among many mammals and amphibians, fishes, reptiles.

There is a high incidence of salmonellosis among zoo animals. According to research conducted by veterinary laboratories of Krasnodar region in 2011 most distinguished culture of Salmonella was group D. Most often the disease was observed in birds.

The most common infectious agents of humans are strains - S. typhimurium, S. enteritidis. Human disease is associated with the consumption of infected food. Setting the sensitivity to antibiotics showed that Salmonella isolates are resistant to canamycin, carbenicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin and others. Found that Salmonella isolated from reptiles, acquire resistance to antibiotics quickly.

Key words: salmonellosis, infectious agent, selective media, antibiotic sensitivity, fish, amphibians, reptiles, infected food, serological variants of Salmonella, preventive maintenance measure.

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Author affiliation

Huray Ramazan Ya., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, Honored Veterinarian of the Russian Federation, head of the bacteriological department of the Krasnodar Interregional Veterinary Laboratory; 15, Kalinina st., Krasnodar; phone: 8(861) 2216162.

Marchenko Tatyana V., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, head of the department of veterinary-sanitary examination of the Krasnodar Interregional Veterinary Laboratory; 15, Kalinina st., Krasnodar; phone: 8(861) 2216162.

Responsible for correspondence with the editorial board: Glotova Elena V., veterinarian of the bacteriological department of the Krasnodar Interregional Veterinary Laboratory; 15, Kalinina st., Krasnodar; phone: 8(861) 2216162; elglotova@yandex.ru.