Isolation of Salmonella Virchow from a Fruit Bat (Pteropus giganteus) |
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Authors: | Ausraful Islam Andrea Mikolon Matthew Mikoleit Dilruba Ahmed Salah Udddin Khan M A Yushuf Sharker M Jahangir Hossain Ariful Islam Jonathan H Epstein Nord Zeidner Stephen P Luby |
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Institution: | 1. International Center for Diarrheal Diseases Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B), 68, Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Sharani, Mohakhali, Dhaka, 1212, Bangladesh 2. Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton RD MS C-03, Atlanta, GA, 303333, USA 3. EcoHealth Alliance, 460 West 34th Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY, 10001-2320, USA 4. School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, Kingston-upon-Thames, UK
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Abstract: | Detection of zoonotic pathogens carried by bats is important both for understanding disease ecology and for developing preventive measures. Pteropus fruit bats have been identified as potential carriers of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Salmonella Typhi and other Salmonella serotypes in Pteropus giganteus fruit bats in Bangladesh. Rectal swabs were collected from 302 bats and cultured for Salmonella species. The bats were trapped in three districts (Faridpur, Rajbari, and Cox’s Bazar). Salmonella Typhi was not found but one juvenile female bat from Faridpur district was positive for Salmonella Virchow. Close associations between frugivorous bats, humans, and livestock in rural Bangladesh make it likely that the bat was infected by consuming contaminated water. |
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