Over time the human–animal bond has been changed. For instance, the role of pets has
changed from work animals (protecting houses, catching mice) to animals with a social …

Salmonella are considered a part of the normal reptile gut microbiota, but have also been
associated with disease in reptiles. Reptile-associated salmonellosis (RAS) can pose a …

Salmonella spp. is widely considered one of the most important zoonotic pathogens
worldwide. The close contact between reptiles and their owners provides favourable …

Considering the increasing popularity of reptiles as pets and their possible role as reservoirs
of pathogenic microorganisms, the aim of this study was to isolate Escherichia coli …

Background: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can infect
many wild and domestic animal species. Farmed American mink (Neovison vison) are …

Background: Pet and feeder rodents are one of the main sources of emerging infectious
diseases. These rodents are purchased from pet shops, breeders, and online …

Abstract Aims In Canada, enteric diseases pose substantial health and economic burdens.
The distribution of these diseases is uneven across both geography and time and …

Purpose Salmonellosis is one of several reportable diseases in Ontario (ON). Two or more
cases of the same serotype that are linked to a common exposure or related to one another …

Reptiles are usually asymptomatic carriers of Salmonella, with the manifestation of typical
clinical signs of acute forms in adult and non-immunocompromised animals being …

As exotic pet ownership increases in the United States and abroad, so have the reports of
zoonoses from those nontraditional pets. There are several routes of transmission for …