PREVALENCE OF POTENTIAL ZOONOTIC BACTERIAL PATHOGENS ISOLATED FROM HOUSEHOLD PET BIRDS AND THEIR ANTIMICROBIAL PROFILE IN NORTHERN BANGLADESH

Pet bird rearing has become increasingly popular recently, and owners often raise them near to their homes. However, zoonotic infections can spread from pet birds. Thus, this cross-sectional study explored the prevalence of potentially bacterial pathogens in household birds, risk factors for transmission, antibiotic susceptibility isolated bacteria. A total 240 samples were analyzed, including cloacal swabs (n=80), oral feces (n=80) pigeons, parrots, budgerigars, quails. Using cultural biochemical assays five species potential bacteria namely E. coli, Salmonella spp., Shigella Klebsiella spp. Staphylococcus detected. The was not statistically significant (P>0.05) across age, sex, breed, body weight diet, while significantly (P<0.05 or P<0.01) correlated with hygienic condition vaccination. overall isolates birds coli (19.6%) (13.3%), (14.6%), (15.4%) (15%). Quail had highest 33.3%, 25%, 29.1%, respectively. Sample-wise highly (P<0.01) pigeon, (P<0.05) budgerigar, parrot, quail. sensitivity test 18 antibiotics demonstrated that most sensitive GEN (83.1%), followed by LEV (81.5%), CIP (80.4%), KAN (77.8%), CFM (59.3%). Likewise, there 100% resistance PG, AMX, BAC CH (98.4%), COX (95.2%), CN (90.5%), TET (77.2%) VAN (75.7%). findings suggest emergence multidrug-resistant into Dinajpur, Bangladesh, poses a wellbeing both general populace.