- Investigators
- Daly, Russell; Das, Seema
- Institutions
- South Dakota State University
- Start date
- 2011
- End date
- 2014
- Objective
Project Summary: The goal of this project is to gain further insight into the prevalence of Salmonella infected animals. It will be done by collecting and disseminating information on the prevalence of Salmonella in fecal samples from both symptomatic and asymptomatic animals brought to veterinary clinics. While pets can become visibly ill due to Salmonella infection, some pets may not exhibit symptoms of salmonellosis but can still be carriers and can infect other animals or humans. Therefore, this project will do the following:
- Illuminate the under-reported cases of pet salmonellosis
- Provide in depth information about the occurrence of Salmonella in pets and the role pets play in spreading this bacterium to humans
- Provide critical data for developing effective education methods and materials for preventing pet-associated salmonellosis
- Help prevent further emergence of highly resistant strains of Salmonella
- Funding Source
- Food and Drug Administration
- Project source
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- Project number
- 5U18FD004300-02
- Categories
- Education and Training
- Salmonella