家燕（Hirundo rustica）沙门氏菌检测呈阴性。

Barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) test negative for Salmonella.

作者信息

Haemig Paul D, Hernandez Jorge, Waldenström Jonas, Bonnedahl Jonas, Olsen Björn

机构信息

Section for Zoonotic Ecology and Epidemiology, School of Pure and Applied Natural Sciences, University of Kalmar, Kalmar, Sweden.

出版信息

Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis. 2008 Aug;8(4):451-3. doi: 10.1089/vbz.2007.0233.

DOI:10.1089/vbz.2007.0233

PMID:18266565

Abstract

Farmers around the world have been urged to eliminate barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) from their buildings, based on the unproven assumption that these birds amplify and spread Salmonella to livestock, humans, and stored food. However, we tested over 500 barn swallows in Sweden and found no evidence that they carry Salmonella. Our results cast doubt on the hypothesis that barn swallows are competent reservoirs of Salmonella and suggest that their role, if any, is limited to being accidental hosts of the bacterium.

摘要

世界各地的农民都被敦促清除其建筑物内的家燕（Hirundo rustica），这是基于一个未经证实的假设，即这些鸟类会将沙门氏菌传播并扩散到牲畜、人类和储存的食物中。然而，我们在瑞典检测了500多只家燕，没有发现它们携带沙门氏菌的证据。我们的结果对家燕是沙门氏菌有效宿主的假设提出了质疑，并表明它们（如果有任何作用的话）的作用仅限于作为该细菌的偶然宿主。