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<big><center>[[Bacteria|'''BACK TO BACTERIA''']]</center></big>

<big><center>[[Infectious agents and parasites|'''BACK TO INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND PARASITES''']]</center></big>

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*Some serotypes tend to be more species specific, whereas others can affect a wide range of species. For example:

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* '''''Salmonella enteritidis'''''

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* '''''Salmonella typhimurium'''''

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** Widespread in most species.

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* '''''Salmonella dublin'''''

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* Cattle

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* '''''Salmonella cholerae suis'''''

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** Pigs

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** Usually speticaemic.

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** A cause of [[Intestines - Ulcerative Enteritis|ulcerative enteritis]] in the pig.

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** Not very common now.

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* '''''Salmonella montevideo '''''

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** Produces outbreaks from contaminated imported meat and bone meal.

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* [[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Salmonellosis|Salmonellosis]]

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* * Can cause haemorrhagic disease by [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Secondary Thrombocytopenic Disease|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]].

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*''Salmonella'' in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|Osteomyelitis]]

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* In [[Joints - inflammatory#In Horses|arthritis of horses]]

===Overview===

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*Zoonotic

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*Outbreaks from contaminated imported meat and bone meal

*Some serotypes are host-specific, some are not

*''S.'' Tymphimurium infects many species; causes severe diarrhoea; non-invasive; causes of food poisoning in humans, e.g. from infected poultry

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*''S.'' Typhi, ''S.'' Paratyphi: infect humans

*Most human infections contracted from animals, especially poulty and cattle

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*A cause of [[Intestines - Ulcerative Enteritis|ulcerative enteritis]] in the pig.

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*[[Intestines - Fibrinous/ Haemorrhagic Enteritis#Salmonellosis|Salmonellosis]]

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*Can cause haemorrhagic disease by [[General Pathology - Haemostasis#Secondary Thrombocytopenic Disease|secondary thrombocytopenic disease]].

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*''Salmonella'' in [[Bones - inflammatory#Osteomyelitis|Osteomyelitis]]

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* In [[Joints - inflammatory#In Horses|arthritis of horses]]

===Diagnosis===

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