We evaluated the occurrence of three Campylobacter species—C. jejuni, C. coli, and C. lari—from 333 wild bird fecal samples collected at Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research in Newark, Delaware, in 2008. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction, we detected C. jejuni from six avian families with an overall prevalence rate of 7.2%. We did not detect any other Campylobacter species. Cam-pylobacter jejuni prevalence ranged widely between different avian families with crows (Corvidae) and gulls (Laridae) having the highest prevalence rates (23% and 25%, respectively).
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1 July 2011
Prevalence of Campylobacter in Wild Birds of the Mid-Atlantic Region, USA
Judith I. Keller,
W. Gregory Shriver,
Jonas Waldenström,
Petra Griekspoor,
Björn Olsen
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July 2011
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July 2011
Campylobacter jejuni
Corvidae
Laridae
mid-Atlantic region
wild birds