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Korean J. Vet. Serv. 2024; 47(3): 143-147

Published online September 30, 2024

https://doi.org/10.7853/kjvs.2024.47.3.143

© The Korean Socitety of Veterinary Service

인천지역 반려동물 판매업소의 병원체 오염 조사

김태준*ㆍ정 철ㆍ김민영ㆍ김경호ㆍ권문주

인천광역시보건환경연구원

Received: August 30, 2024; Revised: September 7, 2024; Accepted: September 10, 2024

Survey on pathogen contamination in pet shops in Incheon, Korea

Tae-Joon Kim *, Cheol Jeong , Min-Young Kim , Kyung-Ho Kim , Moon-Joo Kwon

Public Health & Environment Research Institute of Incheon, Incheon 22320, Korea

Correspondence to : Tae-Joon Kim
E-mail: justine92@korea.kr
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0983-0468

Received: August 30, 2024; Revised: September 7, 2024; Accepted: September 10, 2024

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0). which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

To survey different pathogens contaminated in pet shops in Incheon Metropolitan city, a total of 124 samples (67 cage swabs and 57 feed bowl swabs) were collected from 20 pet shops located in Incheon area and tested 10 viruses, one parasite, and 13 food-poisoning causing bacteria by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR assays in this study. Based on the PCR results for 67 cage swabs, the detection rates of canine herpesvirus, canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus were 13.4% (9/67), 7.5% (5/67), and 1.5% (1/67) respectively. Out of 57 feed bowl swab samples, 6 (10.5%), 3 (5.3%), and 2 (3.5%) were positive for Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), respectively. These results showed that some pet shops in Incheon area were contaminated with different pathogenic viruses, bacteria. Therefore, more extensive efforts are needed to improve the biosecurity and disease prevention in pet animal shops.

Keywords Companion animal, Pet shops, Viral diseases, Food poisoning bacteria, PCR

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Original Article

Korean J. Vet. Serv. 2024; 47(3): 143-147

Published online September 30, 2024 https://doi.org/10.7853/kjvs.2024.47.3.143

Copyright © The Korean Socitety of Veterinary Service.

인천지역 반려동물 판매업소의 병원체 오염 조사

김태준*ㆍ정 철ㆍ김민영ㆍ김경호ㆍ권문주

인천광역시보건환경연구원

Received: August 30, 2024; Revised: September 7, 2024; Accepted: September 10, 2024

Survey on pathogen contamination in pet shops in Incheon, Korea

Tae-Joon Kim *, Cheol Jeong , Min-Young Kim , Kyung-Ho Kim , Moon-Joo Kwon

Public Health & Environment Research Institute of Incheon, Incheon 22320, Korea

Correspondence to:Tae-Joon Kim
E-mail: justine92@korea.kr
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0983-0468

Received: August 30, 2024; Revised: September 7, 2024; Accepted: September 10, 2024

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0). which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

To survey different pathogens contaminated in pet shops in Incheon Metropolitan city, a total of 124 samples (67 cage swabs and 57 feed bowl swabs) were collected from 20 pet shops located in Incheon area and tested 10 viruses, one parasite, and 13 food-poisoning causing bacteria by conventional polymerase chain reaction (PCR) or real-time PCR assays in this study. Based on the PCR results for 67 cage swabs, the detection rates of canine herpesvirus, canine parvovirus and canine coronavirus were 13.4% (9/67), 7.5% (5/67), and 1.5% (1/67) respectively. Out of 57 feed bowl swab samples, 6 (10.5%), 3 (5.3%), and 2 (3.5%) were positive for Clostridium perfringens, Bacillus cereus, and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC), respectively. These results showed that some pet shops in Incheon area were contaminated with different pathogenic viruses, bacteria. Therefore, more extensive efforts are needed to improve the biosecurity and disease prevention in pet animal shops.

Keywords: Companion animal, Pet shops, Viral diseases, Food poisoning bacteria, PCR

KJVS
Sep 30, 2024 Vol.47 No.3, pp. 115~191

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