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Volume 17 (2): 96-99, 2013. Redacted 2017.
Prevalence of Escherichia coli O:157 and H:7 from horse feces in Baghdad, Iraq
Aseel M Hamzah DVM, Aseel MH
Abed AL-Reda DVM, Jenan
M Khalaf PhD.
Zoonotic disease unit, Veterinary College,
Baghdad University, Iraq
ABSTRACT
Aseel MH, Aseel AR, Jenan MK., Escherichia coli O:157 and H:7 isolation from
horses feces in Baghdad, Iraq, Online J Vet Res., 17 (2): 96-99,
2013. The prevalence of E. coli O157: H7 in feces samples of
Horses in Iraq taken from September 2010 through June 2011 is reported. 9.4% of
horses in Baghdad tested positive for O157 :H7. Excretion rate was highest in 22% horses aged
4 to 12 months and greatest incidence occurred in summer and fall seasons. This is a preliminary report to provide a
baseline for future control of human infection and research.
Key word : Escherichia coli O: 157 &H: 7,
Horses, Feces, isolation.
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