Prevalence and drug resistance of Salmonella in dogs and cats in Xuzhou, China

Abstract

Salmonellosis is a zoonotic disease, and Salmonella spp. can sometimes be found in dogs and cats, posing a risk to human health. In this study, the prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of faecal Salmonella were investigated in pet dogs and cats in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.

Keywords

• dogs
• cats
• salmonella
• prevalence
• serotype
• antimicrobial resistance