Campylobacter in Dogs and Cats; Its detection and Public Health Significance: A Review

Campylobacter is becoming more recognised because of its detection in a wide range of hosts and food of animal origin. Campylobacter is considered one of themost common causes of gastro-enteritis in humans and is of public health concern. Several studies have been conducted in developed countries on their occurrence and characterisation in dogs and cats but such studies are lacking in most developing nations. Due to this present scenario, this review will show the prevalance, public health significance of Campylobacter in dogs and cats and to also demonstrate the antibiotic resistance patterns of the isolates and associated risk factors related to its occurrence. Culture based methods are usually employed for the identification and detection of these species. However, molecular techniques such as PCR give a confirmation of the presence of Campylobacter in dogs and cats.