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LSI e-Catalogue 2012 Veterinary Diagnostic Kits Elisa, PCR and BVD (English) |
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e-Catalogue LSI 2012 des kits de diagnostic vétérinaire Elisa, PCR et BVD (FR) |
Salmonella is an enterobacterium which infects humans, other mammals, birds (poultry) and cold-blooded animals (reptiles). Many different varieties—referred to as serovars—are known, the most common being S.typhi, S.typhimurium and S.enteritidis. When orally transmitted, they cause a number of diseases, including typhoid and paratyphoid fever, gastroenteritis and food poisoning (common in institutions). The main routes of infection in humans are via contaminated water (especially S.typhi) and food (eggs, meat, dairy products and raw vegetables). Family pets (especially tortoises) can also transmit the bacterium. Salmonella proliferates in the gut and massive numbers are found in the excreta of infected and sick animals. These can survive for weeks in the external environment and they tend to persist in an infectious form in animal husbandries. In poultry, salmonellosis is usually asymptomatic but occasionally young birds can die of diarrhoea. In ruminants and pigs, Salmonella can cause abortion or severe diarrhoea with fever and collapse; death is possible.
The Taqvet® Salmonella spp. kit detects all species with an internal control in the same well, and can be used on samples of placenta, the foetus, milk and faeces).