Campylobacter jejuni-associated diarrhea in dogs
Fox, J.G.; Moore, R.; Ackerman, J.I.
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 183(12): 1430-1433
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-1488 PMID: 6654721 Document Number: 198205
C. jejuni, a leading cause of diarrhoea in man, was isolated from 2 of 78 dogs without diarrhoea (2.6%) and from 8 of 57 (14%) dogs with diarrhoea, for an overall frequency of infection of 7.4%. With one exception, all Campylobacter isolates were from dogs less than 6 months old. The Campylobacter isolation rate (36.8%; 7/19) was significantly higher in dogs with diarrhoea less than 6 months old than in their healthy counterparts (8.0%; 2/25). The 8 dogs with Campylobacter-associated diarrhoea had mucus-laden or watery diarrhoea of one to several days' duration, with or without blood; partial anorexia, vomiting, and slight fever also were found on occasion. In addition, two of these dogs had presumptive, concurrent parvovirus enteritis.