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Salmonelloses: Introduction |  |
| Historically, the 3 salmonellae infections in poultry causing severe economic losses are
Salmonella
pullorum
,
S
gallinarum
, and
S
arizonae
. Through the institution of control programs, the incidence of infections with these salmonellae has decreased dramatically. In addition to the above salmonellae,
S
paratyphoid
infections in poultry are relatively common and have public health significance because of the consumption of contaminated poultry products. |
|
S
pullorum
and
S
gallinarum
are highly host-adapted to chickens and turkeys.
S
arizonae
is most important in turkeys, with chickens occasionally affected. There are ~2,000 nonhost-adapted species (paratyphoid) that may be transmitted to almost all animals (see also
salmonellosis,
Salmonellosis: Introduction). |
