We sampled 161 feral pigs in eastern North Carolina, USA, to determine the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance profile of Clostridium difficile and Salmonella. Seven (4.4%) and eight (5.0%) pigs tested positive for C. difficile and Salmonella, respectively, highlighting the importance of determining the epidemiology of these pathogens in feral pigs.
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1 July 2011
Detection of Clostridium difficile and Salmonella in Feral Swine Population in North Carolina
Siddhartha Thakur,
Mark Sandfoss,
Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf,
Christopher S. DePerno
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July 2011
Vol. 47 • No. 3
July 2011