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Canine infectious diarrhoea: Campylobacter, a conundrum in dogs

Several decades of Campylobacter research in dogs has given us more understanding of the epidemiology and potential for disease and while further investigations are needed to elucidate exact mechanisms of development of disease, the key features can be summarised as follows: • dogs are frequently exposed to many Campylobacter spp. which may be detected in healthy and dogs with diarrhoea. • C. upsaliensis and C. jejuni have been the most commonly isolated species. • pathogenic potential has been documented to date only for C. jejuni and to lesser extent C. coli but further studies are required and a mere isolation/detection should not be taken as the cause of clinical signs. • clinical signs are mostly mild to moderate, of short duration and do not require antimicrobial treatment unless there is evidence of systemic involvement with more severe clinical signs or the signs are chronic or prolonged. • shedding of C. jejuni is of relatively short duration (few days to few weeks) whereas C. upsaliensis can be shed for long periods (more than a year). • previous Campylobacter infections or antimicrobial treatments do not prevent future recurrences. • contact with and/or owning a dog is a proven risk for contracting disease in people but dogs are less important sources of infection compared to food- and water-borne sources. • there is a need to raise awareness of and in providing a means of reducing the public health risks associated with pets for pet owners and the general public especially people at higher risk of developing disease.

Campylobacter ; dogs ; epidemiology ; infection ; zoonosis ;

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