Fatemi Khader M, Pourmahdi Borujeni M, Moori Bakhtiari N, Avizeh R. An exploratory study on the presence of
Helicobacter heilmannii
and
Helicobacter billis
in the faces of companion dogs.
Vet Med Sci 2022;
8:537-545. [PMID:
35152551 PMCID:
PMC8959293 DOI:
10.1002/vms3.765]
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Abstract
Background
Companion animals like dogs play an important role in the lives of many people and are often considered to be members of families, but definitely, any contact with them poses an inherent risk of transmitting zoonotic pathogens. One of these pathogens is the genus Helicobacter which is linked to many disorders in human and animal.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of some zoonotic species of genus Helicobacter in companion dogs.
Results
Through culturing in a special medium, nine samples (9%) were detected as infected (two pure and seven mixed culture). Based on multiplex‐PCR, 13 samples (13%) were infected by Helicobacter spp. although none of them were infected by H. pylori. Species‐specific PCR indicated that 38.5% or 5/13 of the samples were infected with H. heilmannii, while 15.45% or 2/13 of the samples were infected by H. billis. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the age factor had a significant effect on Helicobacter spp. infection (odds ratio [OR] = 2.42, p = 0.01).
Conclusion
This study revealed the negligible faecal transmission of H. pylori. Moreover, due to the detection of H. Heilmannii and H. billis in feces and their association with human gastric diseases, dog owners should be educated about the risks and transmission modes of zoonotic bacterial infections of dogs.
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