Outbreak of encephalitic listeriosis in red-legged partridges (<i>Alectoris rufa</i>)

Jeckel, Sonja; Wood, Ann R.; Grant, Kathie; Amar, Corinne; King, Stephanie; Whatmore, Adrian M.; Koylass, Mark S.; Anjum, Muna F.; James, J; Welchman, D. de B.

doi:10.1080/03079457.2015.1042427

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“…However, recently, an outbreak of listeriosis in red-legged patridges has been documented with the encephalitic form accounting for 30À40 mortalities/day over a period of 8 days out of 25,000 birds (Jeckel et al 2015). Myocardial degeneration, necrosis and inflammation are often extensive in nature.…”

Section: Disease In Birdsmentioning

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Listeriosis in animals, its public health significance (food-borne zoonosis) and advances in diagnosis and control: a comprehensive review

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Karthik

Tiwari

et al. 2015

Veterinary Quarterly

133

108

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Listeriosis is an infectious and fatal disease of animals, birds, fish, crustaceans and humans. It is an important food-borne zoonosis caused by Listeria monocytogenes, an intracellular pathogen with unique potential to spread from cell to cell, thereby crossing blood-brain, intestinal and placental barriers. The organism possesses a pile of virulence factors that help to infect the host and evade from host immune machinery. Though disease occurrence is sporadic throughout the world, it can result in severe damage during an outbreak. Listeriosis is characterized by septicaemia, encephalitis, meningitis, meningoencephalitis, abortion, stillbirth, perinatal infections and gastroenteritis with the incubation period varying with the form of infection. L. monocytogenes has been isolated worldwide from humans, animals, poultry, environmental sources like soil, river, decaying plants, and food sources like milk, meat and their products, seafood and vegetables. Since appropriate vaccines are not available and infection is mainly transmitted through foods in humans and animals, hygienic practices can prevent its spread. The present review describes etiology, epidemiology, transmission, clinical signs, post-mortem lesions, pathogenesis, public health significance, and advances in diagnosis, vaccines and treatment of this disease. Special attention has been given to novel as well as prospective emerging therapies that include bacteriophage and cytokine therapy, avian egg yolk antibodies and herbal therapy. Various vaccines, including advances in recombinant and DNA vaccines and their modes of eliciting immune response, are also discussed. Due focus has also been given regarding appropriate prevention and control strategies to be adapted for better management of this zoonotic disease.

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Section: Disease In Birdsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Listeriosis in animals, its public health significance (food-borne zoonosis) and advances in diagnosis and control: a comprehensive review

Dhama

Karthik

Tiwari

et al. 2015

Veterinary Quarterly

133

108

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“…An outbreak of neurological disease, including ataxia and torticollis (Fig 2) in young partridges aged between eight and 28 days was associated with Listeria monocytogenes infection in imported day‐old chicks (Jeckel and others 2015). This was also unusual because listerial encephalitis typically presents as no more than sporadic individual cases in birds.…”

Section: Neurological Diseasesmentioning

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Diseases in gamebirds: an update

Welchman¹

2016

In Practice

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Since previous publications in In Practice on disease control in adult pheasants (Pennycott 2001) and diseases in young pheasants (Welchman 2008), the numbers of gamebirds reared and released in Britain have continued to increase. In 2015, it was estimated that 40 million pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) and 12 million red-legged partridges (Alectoris rufa) were being reared, the two major gamebird species. This article gives an update on veterinary developments in gamebird disease and management.

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