ArticleZoonoses and public health2019
Salmonellosis detection and evidence of antibiotic resistance in an urban raccoon population in a highly populated area, Costa Rica.
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- Community-Acquired Antimicrobial Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Central America: A One Health Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Molecular detection of vector-borne and hemotropic pathogens in raccoons (International journal for parasitology. Parasites and wildlife · 2026Review
- Enteritis in raccoons (Procyon lotor) caused by an infection with zoonotic Salmonella and carnivore parvovirus.BMC veterinary research · 2025Article
- Zoonotic Mansonella ozzardi in Raccoons, Costa Rica, 2019-2022.Emerging infectious diseases · 2024Article
- American crocodiles (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Prevalence Estimation, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Serotyping ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Characterization ofAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Article
- Passive epidemiological surveillance in wildlife in Costa Rica identifies pathogens of zoonotic and conservation importance.PloS one · 2022Article
- Rural Raccoons (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2022Article
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- Insects, Rodents, and Pets as Reservoirs, Vectors, and Sentinels of Antimicrobial Resistance.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Salmonellosis detection and evidence of antibiotic resistance in an urban raccoon population in a highly populated area, Costa Rica.Zoonoses and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
Wild animals are involved in zoonotic disease transmission cycles. These are generally complex and poorly understood, especially among animals adapted to life in human ecosystems. Raccoons are reservoirs and effective carriers for infectious agents such as Salmonella throughout different environments and contribute to the transference of resistance genes. This study examined the presence of circulating Salmonella sp. in a population of raccoons in a tropical urban environment and evaluated resistance to antibiotics commonly used to treat salmonellosis. A total of 97 raccoons of different ages and sex were included in this study. 49% (38-60 CI) of the faecal samples were positive for Salmonella spp. The study identified 15 circulating serovars with the most prevalent being S. Hartford (7/15), S. Typhimurium (4/15) and S. Bovismorbificans (4/15). These serovars correspond to the serovars detected in humans with clinical symptoms in Costa Rica. 9.5% of the Salmonella strains recovered demonstrated ciprofloxacin resistance, and 7.1% showed resistance to nalidixic acid. This study provides evidence of multiple Salmonella serovars circulating in a population of urban raccoons in Costa Rica. Furthermore, the study confirms the existence of antimicrobial resistance to two antibiotics used to treat human salmonellosis. The findings emphasize the role of the raccoon as a reservoir of Salmonella in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica (GAM) and stress the need for active monitoring of the presence and possible spread in antibiotic resistance due to this peri-domestic carnivore.
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