A prevalence survey for zoonotic enteric bacteria in a research monkey colony with specific emphasis on the occurrence of enteric Yersinia

Transmissible pathogenic and opportunistic zoonotic enteric bacteria comprise a recognized occupational health threat to exposed humans from non‐human primates (NHPs). In an effort to evaluate the occurrence of selected enteric organisms with zoonotic and biohazard potential in a research colony set...

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Published in:	Journal of medical primatology Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 20 - 25
Main Authors:	Vore, Stephen J., Peele, Pamela D., Barrow, Peggy A., Bradfield, John F., Pryor Jr, William H.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copenhagen Munksgaard 01-02-2001
Subjects:	Animal Technicians Animals Animals, Laboratory Data Collection Digestive System - microbiology enteric zoonoses Enterobacteriaceae Infections - transmission Enterobacteriaceae Infections - veterinary gram-negative bacteria Humans Macaca mulatta Male non-human primate enteric pathogens Occupational Health Prevalence Yersinia - isolation & purification Yersinia Infections - transmission Yersinia Infections - veterinary Zoonoses
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Summary:	Transmissible pathogenic and opportunistic zoonotic enteric bacteria comprise a recognized occupational health threat to exposed humans from non‐human primates (NHPs). In an effort to evaluate the occurrence of selected enteric organisms with zoonotic and biohazard potential in a research colony setting, we performed a prevalence study examining 61 juvenile and young adult rhesus macaques participating in a transplant immunology project. Primary emphasis was directed specifically to detection of pathogenic enteric Yersinia, less well‐documented and reported NHP pathogens possessing recognized significant human disease potential. NHPs were surveyed by rectal culture during routine health monitoring on three separate occasions, and samples incubated using appropriate media and specific selective culture methods. Enteric organisms potentially transmissible to humans were subcultured and identified to genus and species. Significant human pathogens of the Salmonella/Shigella, Campylobacter, and enteric Yersinia groups were not isolated throughout the survey, suggesting prevalence of these organisms may generally be quite low.
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ISSN:	0047-2565 1600-0684
DOI:	10.1111/j.1600-0684.2001.300103.x