Prevalence of salmonella infections in house sparrows and laughing doves

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The present study was carried out to investigate the Salmonella se-rovars which may be transmitted by wild birds.

A total number of 120 house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and 100 Egyptian laughing doves (Streptopelia senegalensis aegyptiaca) were examined bacteriologically for presence of Salmonellae.

The prevalence rates of Salmonella in house sparrows and laughing doves were 8.3 % and 3 % respectively.

The prevalence of Salmonella among the total studied wild birds was 5.9 %.

Serological identification of the isolated serovars revealed that the isolation rate of Salmonella Kentucky was (6.67 %), and (0 %) from house sparrows and laughing doves respectively while Salmonella Ty-phimurium isolation rate was (1.67 %) and (3 %) from house sparrows laughing doves respectively.