Secondary Bacterial Infections Associated with Canine Parvo Viral Enteritis and the Risk of Transmission to Pet Handlers: A One Health Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.48165/ijvsbt.22.5.30Keywords:
Parvo viral enteritis,, Salmonella, Klebsiella, E. coli, ZoonosesAbstract
Complications due to secondary bacterial pathogens are common in canine viral enteritis especially canine parvo viral enteritis (CPVE), leading to sepsis and high mortality. A cross sectional survey was conducted in dogs to identify the distribution of secondary bacterial pathogens in dogs with PVE and the potential risk of transmission to the in-contact pet owners under one health perspective. Faecal samples from the PVE cases were subjected to isolation, identification and confirmation of bacterial isolates by biochemical tests. The prevalence was higher for E. coli followed by Klebsiella pneumoniae, non-typhoidal Salmonella (NTS) and Proteus vulgaris with 45.0, 15.0, 20.0 and 10.0 %, respectively, and a co-existence of these pathogens was also recorded. Understanding the distribution of these enteric bacterial pathogens could underscore the risk of sepsis leading to high mortality in PVE cases, multi-drug resistance resulting in failure of treatment and zoonotic transmission to the in-contact pet owners
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