Prevalence of
 Campylobacter jejuni
 ,
 Campylobacter lari
 , and
 Campylobacter coli
 in Different Ecological Guilds and Taxa of Migrating Birds

Waldenström, Jonas; Broman, Tina; Carlsson, Inger; Hasselquist, Dennis; Achterberg, R.P.; Wagenaar, Jaap A.; Olsén, Björn

doi:10.1128/aem.68.12.5911-5917.2002

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“…Therefore, the natural environment is an important reservoir of the UPTC organisms. However, in a study by Waldenstrom et al [184] were unable to detect any UPTC organisms in a wild bird population in Sweden.…”

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Campylobacter

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-Species within the genus, Campylobacter, have emerged over the last three decades as significant clinical pathogens, particularly of human public health concern, where the majority of acute bacterial enteritis in the Western world is due to these organisms. Of particular concern are the species, C. jejuni and C. coli, which are responsible for most of these gastrointestinal-related infections. Although these organisms have already emerged as causative agents of zoonoses, several aspects of their epidemiology and pathophysiology are only beginning to emerge. Trends in increasing antibiotic resistance are beginning to emerge with oral antibiotics, which may be the drug of choice for when it is necessary to intervene chemotherapeutically. This review wishes to examine (i) emerging clinical aspects of the disease, such as Guillain Barré syndrome (GBS), (ii) the association between these organisms and poultry as a natural host, (iii) environmental aspects of Campylobacter epidemiology, (iv) the emergence of atypical campylobacters (v) emerging trends in antibiotic resistance, (vi) adoption of modern methods for the detection of campylobacters.

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“…Waldenstrom et al (2002) monitored various wild birds and found that the mean prevalence of Campylobacter spp. infection was 21.6% for all tested birds, but differed significantly between ecological guilds of birds and seems to be linked to various phylogenetic factors.…”

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“…is frequently found in feces of healthy animals, especially birds and is widely distributed in the environment (Engvall et al, 2002;Workman et al, 2005). Wild birds are often considered to be a potential reservoir for C. jejuni in nature and possible source of human infections (Levesque et al, 2000;Waldenstrom et al, 2002). So far, however, genotyping methods were rarely used to examine whether bacterial isolates found in wild birds are comparable with those isolated from humans with clinical disease.…”

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Prevalence of Campylobacter subtypes in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus spp. torquatus) in the Czech Republic

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2007

Vet. Med. - Czech

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At the turn of 2005 and 2006, cecal samples from 302 pheasants, from two flocks from a farm with intensive production, and from 200 wild birds were collected. The prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in the intestinal contents of pheasants from the farm was 70.20%. 50.47% of isolated strains were identified as C. coli and 41.40% as C. jejuni. In samples from wild pheasants, positive cultivation of Campylobacter spp. was proven in 27.5% of cases. A total of 15 PFGE subtypes were noted among the Campylobacter spp. isolates. C. jejuni strains could be divided into 16 fla-RFLP subtypes. No PFGE profile specific for C. jejuni and C. coli, respectively, was found. When comparing wild birds with farmed pheasants, there were eight possible combinations of PCR/RFLP and PFGE subtypes in wild birds and 40 combinations in farmed pheasants. No preferred combination of both subtypes was detected and all combinations were randomly ordered. To determine the significance of pheasants as a source of C. jejuni infection in humans, the RFLP and PFGE patterns of pheasant isolates are currently being compared with those of isolates from diarrheic patients.

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“…We now recognize that avian migration can be an efficient mode of transport for avian microorganisms [16,33] and a catalyst for infection by endoparasites and pathogens [12]. Furthermore, with the emergence of highly pathogenic diseases such as avian influenza [16] and West Nile virus [20], avian migration has become a topic of multidisciplinary concern (e.g., [13,26]).…”

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“…Burtt and Ichida [5], Lucas et al [18], and Peele et al [22] showed that feather-degrading bacilli and plumage microbial communities varied geographically and locally among habitats. Although focusing on fecal microbes, Waldenström et al [33] found that Campylobacter spp. were more common in short-distance than long-distance migratory birds.…”

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