Experimental and Natural Infection of Birds by Coxiella burneti

Babudieri, B; Moscovici, C.

doi:10.1038/169195a0

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“…This organism infects several animal species, as well as humans (Babudieri and Moscovici, 1952; Arricau-Bouvery and . Domestic ruminants are the primary animal reservoir of C. burnetii, but infections are also found in rodents, birds and arthropods (Babudieri and Moscovici, 1952). In addition to ruminants, cats and dogs are also able to shed the organism and are able to infect humans (Marrie et al, 1988;Buhariwalla et al, 1996).…”

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Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

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Engelen

Roest

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Veterinary Microbiology

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Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

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Engelen

Roest

et al. 2015

Veterinary Microbiology

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“…Despite the fact that C. burnetii was recently shown to be highly prevalent in samples of domestic ruminants in Hungary (Gyuranecz et al 2012), and birds are long known carriers of this agent (Babudieri and Moscovici 1952), here all ticks were found to be PCR negative. This might mean that birds and/or their ticks do not play an important role in the transmission of Q fever in the region and other reservoirs participate in its sylvatic cycle.…”

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Synanthropic Birds Associated with High Prevalence of Tick-Borne Rickettsiae and with the First Detection ofRickettsia aeschlimanniiin Hungary

Hornok

Csörgő

Fuente

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Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

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The aim of this study was to analyze synanthropic birds as risk factors for introducing ticks and tick-borne pathogens into human settlements, with an emphasis on rickettsiae. Altogether 184 subadult ticks were found on 5846 birds. Tick infestation was most prevalent during the spring. In this sample group the majority of ticks were molecularly identified as Ixodes ricinus, and three individuals collected from the European robin as Hyalomma marginatum marginatum. The latter is the first molecularly confirmed occurrence of this species in Hungary. Rickettsia aeschlimannii was detected in H. marginatum, also for the first time in Hungary, and in ticks from an urbanized bird species north of the Mediterranean countries. The overall prevalence range of rickettsiae (including R. helvetica and R. monacensis) in ticks of synanthropic birds was 29-40%, exceeding that in questing ticks of relevant species reported earlier. Additionally, in specimens of I. ricinus, the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and a new Francisella-like genotype was also verified. Thus, it can be concluded that birds with urban or periurban habitats pose a high risk as tick carriers and reservoirs of zoonotic agents, especially of rickettsiae. The aim of this study was to analyze synanthropic birds as risk factors for introducing ticks and tick-borne pathogens into human settlements, with an emphasis on rickettsiae. Altogether 184 subadult ticks were found on 5846 birds. Tick infestation was most prevalent during the spring. In this sample group the majority of ticks were molecularly identified as Ixodes ricinus, and three individuals collected from the European robin as Hyalomma marginatum marginatum. The latter is the first molecularly confirmed occurrence of this species in Hungary. Rickettsia aeschlimannii was detected in H. marginatum, also for the first time in Hungary, and in ticks from an urbanized bird species north of the Mediterranean countries. The overall prevalence range of rickettsiae (including R. helvetica and R. monacensis) in ticks of synanthropic birds was 29-40%, exceeding that in questing ticks of relevant species reported earlier. Additionally, in specimens of I. ricinus, the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), Anaplasma phagocytophilum, and a new Francisella-like genotype was also verified. Thus, it can be concluded that birds with urban or periurban habitats pose a high risk as tick carriers and reservoirs of zoonotic agents, especially of rickettsiae.

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“…Since then C. burnetii has been detected in over 40 tick species. Several bird species can also become infected with C. burnetii, as experimentally shown (Schmatz et al 1977a;Sethi et al 1978;Babudieri and Moscovici 1952). Natural infections have been reported in domestic birds and in wild birds Astobiza et al 2011).…”

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Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii): A Blueprint for Outbreaks

Roest

Frangoulidis

2014

Zoonoses - Infections Affecting Humans and Animals

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About 80 years ago, Q fever research began due to human outbreaks of unknown origin, associated with domestic animals. Since then, some but not all characteristics of this "query" disease, caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii were revealed. In this chapter the bacteriology of the bacterium, clinical presentation, epidemiology and transmission of the disease in humans and animals are presented. Domestic small ruminants are the main source of human Q fever. Although Q fever is considered to be an occupational disease, outbreaks have a major public health impact and attract most attention. The Dutch Q fever outbreak, involving 4000 human cases over the years [2007][2008][2009][2010], is an example of how Q fever can re-emerge from an endemic state into an outbreak of unforeseen dimension. In this outbreak the epidemiological link between dairy goats and human cases was confirmed by genotyping for the first time. This was possible due to the previous development of genotyping assays that are applicable on clinical material. Although Q fever seems to be a blue print for outbreaks it is not known yet what factors are essential to cause outbreaks and how they interact. To prevent outbreaks, a better understanding of these factors and their interaction is necessary and research should therefore focus on this.

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Experimental and Natural Infection of Birds by Coxiella burneti

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Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

Coxiella burnetii infections in sheep or goats: an opinionated review

Synanthropic Birds Associated with High Prevalence of Tick-Borne Rickettsiae and with the First Detection ofRickettsia aeschlimanniiin Hungary

Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii): A Blueprint for Outbreaks

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