Cloacal swabs collected from 264 ring-billed gulls (Larus delawarensis) at four sites near Montréal, Canada were cultured for the presence of Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. and Listeria spp. All birds were apparently healthy when captured or killed. Of all birds examined, 8.7%, 15.9% and 9.5%, respectively, were infected with Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp. and Listeria monocytogenes. Overall, 29.9% of gulls sampled harbored one or more of these bacteria. Gulls probably play only a minor role in the epizootiology of these bacteria.
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1 October 1992
PREVALENCE OF SALMONELLA SPP., CAMPYLOBACTER SPP. AND LISTERIA SPP. IN RING-BILLED GULLS (LARUS DELAWARENSIS)
Sylvain Quessy,
Serge Messier
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 28 • No. 4
October 1992
Vol. 28 • No. 4
October 1992
Campylobacter spp.
gulls
Laridae
Listeria monocytogenes
Salmonella spp.