Does the Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) harbour vancomycin-resistant enterococci in Hungary?

Vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) are high priority nosocomial bacteria with a potential for zoonotic transmission. Thus, its emergence outside health establishments is major concern. In order to study the prevalence of VRE in wildlife, we collected 221 faecal samples from free-ranging Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) urban and rural habitats Hungary, March August 2020. The screening was done using bile esculin azide (BEA) agar supplemented Vancomycin, specific VRE. None either habitat types yielded It seems that Crows Hungary do not necessarily constitute reservoir VREs at present. Nonetheless, continuous surveillance wildlife would be judicious.