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an epidemiological study of listeriosis in dairy cattle

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A total <strong>of</strong> 211 milk<strong>in</strong>g cows were exam<strong>in</strong>ed. 10.9% (23/211) <strong>of</strong> the <strong>an</strong>imals did<br />

not excrete <strong>an</strong>y species <strong>of</strong> Listeria, 73.9% (156/211) shed L. monocytogenes, 12.8%<br />

(27/211) L. <strong>in</strong>nocua <strong>an</strong>d 2.4% (5/211) L. seeligeri dur<strong>in</strong>g their participation <strong>in</strong> the<br />

<strong>study</strong>. When the <strong>an</strong>imals exam<strong>in</strong>ed at all visits were taken <strong>in</strong>to account only 37 <strong>an</strong>imals<br />

were tested, the rest either left or entered the <strong>study</strong> or not tested at some visits. Of these<br />

37, L. monocytogenes was excreted by 35 milk<strong>in</strong>g cows <strong>an</strong>d 2 <strong>an</strong>imals shed L.<br />

<strong>in</strong>nocua.<br />

There was difference <strong>in</strong> the frequency <strong>of</strong> excretion each month. The frequency<br />

<strong>of</strong> excretion <strong>of</strong> Listeria spp. <strong>an</strong>d L. monocytogenes varied from 5% <strong>in</strong> September to<br />

95.6% <strong>in</strong> November (P

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