Listeriosis in an adult female chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes)

Heldstab, A.; Rüedi, D.

doi:10.1016/0021-9975(82)90013-5

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“…A small number of listeriosis cases among captive non-human primates have been described [106-108]. In addition, L. monocytogenes has been isolated from feces of wild monkeys in Japan and Listeria from the blood of wild baboons in Africa, but the absence or presence of clinical symptoms in the animals was not reported and in the latter case the Listeria species was not identified [96,109].…”

Section: Naturally Occuring Listeriosis Among Domestic and Non-dommentioning

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“…In addition, L. monocytogenes has been isolated from feces of wild monkeys in Japan and Listeria from the blood of wild baboons in Africa, but the absence or presence of clinical symptoms in the animals was not reported and in the latter case the Listeria species was not identified [96,109]. Clinical manifestations of listeriosis as septicemia, meningoencephalitis and abortion have been observed in captive non-human primates, with reported neurological symptoms including stiffness of the neck and paralysis of the facial nerves [106,108,110,111]. Post-mortem examination of a non-human primate affected by purulent meningoencephalitis revealed perivascular cuffing and mononuclear cell infiltration, while focal hepatic necrosis and placentitis were reported in a case of perinatal septicemia, and necrosis of the placental villi as well as multifocal necrosis of several fetal organs was described in a case of abortion [107,108,110].…”

Section: Naturally Occuring Listeriosis Among Domestic and Non-dommentioning

confidence: 99%

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Animal models of listeriosis: a comparative review of the current state of the art and lessons learned

Hoelzer

Pouillot

Dennis

2012

Vet Res

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Listeriosis is a leading cause of hospitalization and death due to foodborne illness in the industrialized world. Animal models have played fundamental roles in elucidating the pathophysiology and immunology of listeriosis, and will almost certainly continue to be integral components of the research on listeriosis. Data derived from animal studies helped for example characterize the importance of cell-mediated immunity in controlling infection, allowed evaluation of chemotherapeutic treatments for listeriosis, and contributed to quantitative assessments of the public health risk associated with L. monocytogenes contaminated food commodities. Nonetheless, a number of pivotal questions remain unresolved, including dose-response relationships, which represent essential components of risk assessments. Newly emerging data about species-specific differences have recently raised concern about the validity of most traditional animal models of listeriosis. However, considerable uncertainty about the best choice of animal model remains. Here we review the available data on traditional and potential new animal models to summarize currently recognized strengths and limitations of each model. This knowledge is instrumental for devising future studies and for interpreting current data. We deliberately chose a historical, comparative and cross-disciplinary approach, striving to reveal clues that may help predict the ultimate value of each animal model in spite of incomplete data.

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Section: Naturally Occuring Listeriosis Among Domestic and Non-dommentioning

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Section: Naturally Occuring Listeriosis Among Domestic and Non-dommentioning

confidence: 99%

Animal models of listeriosis: a comparative review of the current state of the art and lessons learned

Hoelzer

Pouillot

Dennis

2012

Vet Res

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“…The highest incidence (20.0%) of Listeria was found in Japanese monkeys; L. monocytogenes was isolated from one of 16 positive monkeys. Although there was a chimpanzee case of listeriosis [3] so far, there might have been no report of recovery of Listeria from wild apes or monkeys. Therefore, we believe that this is the first report of isolation of Listeria from wild monkeys.…”

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Incidence of Listeria monocytogenes in Wild Animals in Japan.

Yoshida¹,

Sugimoto

Sato³

et al. 2000

J. Vet. Med. Sci.

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ABSTRACT. Between 1991 and 1993, the intestinal contents and feces of wild animals in Japan were examined for the presence of Listeria. The wild animals examined included 623 mammals (11 species) and 996 birds (18 species). Listeria species were isolated from 38 (6.1%) of the 623 mammalian samples and 133 (13.4%) of 996 bird samples. The highest incidence of Listeria in the mammals was found in Japanese monkeys (20.0%) and that in birds was found in crows (43.2%). The incidence of Listeria in Japanese monkeys varied from 0 to 40.0% depending on the capture area. L. monocytogenes was isolated from 11 of these positive samples. Serovars 1/2a and 4b predominated in eight serotyped L. monocytogenes isolates.-KEY WORDS: incidence, Listeria, wild animal.Listeria monocytogenes is a gram-positive, rod-shaped and non-spore-forming bacterium [13] and widespread in the environment (i.e., soil, sewage and river water) [1,7,14,16,17]. It is a zoonosis-causative agent pathogenic to many mammalians and bird species [11], and has increasingly been recognized as an important foodborne p a t h o g e n . I n J a p a n , r e p o rt s o n i s o l a t i o n o f L . monocytogenes from wild animals have been limited only to wild rats in urban areas [4][5][6]. In other countries, ho w e v e r, m a n y i n v e s t i g a t i o ns h a ve re p or t e d L . monocytogenes isolation from wild animals other than rats [1,2,10,12,15]. Therefore, it is very important for public health to understand the incidence of Listeria in wild animals in Japan. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of Listeria in wild animals other than wild rats in Japan.During the period from 1991 to 1993, 623 mammals (11 species) and 852 birds (18 species) were captured in 10 prefectures in Japan. Most of them were killed after capture and the intestinal contents were collected. Some crows were caged for a few days before collection of intestinal contents. In addition, fresh feces from 144 rock ptarmigans in Toyama prefecture were collected in Cary-Blair Transport Medium (Nissui, Tokyo) and transported on ice to our laboratory (Table 1).Listeria was isolated by the method of Perry and Donnelly [9]. Namely, each sample was cultured in nine volumes of UVM Modified Listeria Enrichment Broth (Difco, Detroit, MI) at 30°C for 24 hr. Then, 1 ml of each culture was added to 9 ml of modified UVM broth supplemented with acriflavine to a final concentration of 25 mg/l and incubated again at 30°C for 24 hr. After these two-step enrichment, 0.1 ml of the culture was plated on a PALCAM agar (Merck, Darmstadt) plate and incubated at 37°C for 48 hr. Six suspect colonies were picked up from each positive plate and characterized biochemically for Listeria by the method of Seeliger and Jones [13].In mammals, Listeria species were detected from 38 (6.1%) of 623 mammals consisting of seven species, Japanese monkeys (20.0%, 16/80), red foxes (13.3%, 2/15), raccoon dogs (11.5%, 12/104), masked palm civet cats (9.1%, 1/11), Japanese martens (3.9%, 5/127), wild boar (2.7%, 1/3...

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“…Listeriosis has been infrequently reported in nonhuman primates [18,57,95,103,155,164] but has become an endemic problem in our outdoor-housed macaque colonies. We have had a total of 15 cases, with 13 of these cases noted during the past 5 years.…”

Section: Listeria Monocyldgenesmentioning

confidence: 99%