Pseudotuberculosis in Sheep as a Concern of Veterinary Public Health

Severini, M.; Ranucci, David; Miraglia, Dino; Cenci‐Goga, Beniamino T.

doi:10.1023/b:verc.0000014169.09662.0e

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“…Two studies based on macroscopic lesions performed in abattoirs have described a prevalence of CLA lesions in Spain as 4.3% [28] and 6.4% [29]. However, the prevalences of lesions found in Spain are higher than in other European countries, such as France (2.3% and 5.6%), Poland (1.5%) or Italy (1.3% and 4.4%) [28,29]. In the UK, the estimated seroprevalence of CLA is 9.93% [30].…”

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“…Studies performed in Australia [24,25], Canada [26], the USA [20], Brazil [17,27], Iran [19] or Egypt [13] have shown a high prevalence of the disease, ranging from 12.60% to 61.00%. In Europe, some studies have been performed [28][29][30], reporting lower prevalence (0-6.4%), with Spain being the country that has shown the highest rates [29]. The most recent epidemiological investigations have been performed in Iran [19], Egypt [13], the Falkland Islands [31] and Brazil [27].…”

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The Relevance of Caseous Lymphadenitis as a Cause of Culling in Adult Sheep

Ruíz

Ferrer

Ramos

et al. 2020

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Four hundred and ninety-eight culled sheep received at the Ruminant Clinical Service of the Veterinary Faculty of Zaragoza, Spain, were examined in life and after humanitarian sacrifice in order to reach the final diagnosis of the cause of culling and to evaluate the presence of caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) lesions. One hundred and forty-seven of the 498 studied animals (29.52%) showed CLA compatible lesions that were subsequently confirmed by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis isolation. One hundred and seven of the 147 CLA affected animals presenting the visceral clinical form of the disease (72.79%), while only 32 animals were affected by the superficial form (21.77%). In addition, eight animals were found to be affected in both the visceral and the superficial presentations (5.44%). Eighty-four of the 147 CLA-affected animals (57.14%) did not show any concurrent disease, considering, in this case, CLA the main cause of culling (84/498: 16.87%). In the superficial presentation, the retropharyngeal lymph node, as a sole lesion, was the most frequently affected (13/32: 40.63%). Further, in the visceral form of the disease, 85.06% of the affected animals had the lesions located in the respiratory system (91/107: 85.06%). CLA was revealed as an important cause of culling in sheep production.

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The Relevance of Caseous Lymphadenitis as a Cause of Culling in Adult Sheep

Ruíz

Ferrer

Ramos

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“…The presence of Y. pseudotuberculosis in butterflies from Pieniny National Park, and its absence in samples from other butterflies withdrawn from other habitats (either in Poland or in Greece), might seem surprising. However, this bacterium has also been described as a pathogen of sheep around the world [16][17][18][19]. There is a broad area of a sheep pasture ecosystem in Pieniny, where sheep grazing is particularly extensive [20].…”

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Detection of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius apollo, Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Individuals from a Small, Isolated, Mountain Population

Łukasiewicz¹,

Sanak²,

Węgrzyn³

2017

Biological Control of Pest and Vector Insects

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Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a bacterium pathogenic to humans and other mammals however, its insecticidal activity has also been documented in laboratory studies. A small population of Apollo buterly Parnassius apollo), reconstituted from less than individuals in s, occurs in Pieniny National Park Poland). In this report, we demonstrate that a DNA fragment speciic to Y. pseudotuberculosis could be detected in % of biological samples isolated from insects belonging to the Apollo buterly population. Although Y. pseudotuberculosis DNA occurred in both normal and malformed insects, the diference between the fractions of infected individuals was statistically signiicant p = .in the Fisher's exact test). No such DNA could be detected in analogous samples from other buterlies Pieris napi, Pieris rapae, and Zerynthia polyxena) occurring in separate habitats either a meadow near the city of Cracow, Poland, or in a mountain region of Greece). It is suggested that infection with Y. pseudotuberculosis might weaken the general condition of the P. apollo population from Pieniny and contribute to the appearance of developmental abnormalities of the buterlies. Thus, it appears that Y. pseudotuberculosis infections of insects may be of biological signiicance in natural environment.

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“…Nevertheless, various published reports can provide a possible explanation for this. Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is a pathogen of sheep (Philbey et al ., ; Slee & Skilbeck, ; Severini et al ., ; Magistrali et al ., ), and Serratia has also been found in these animals (Hogg & Lehane, ; Al Dughaym, ). In Pieniny, sheep pasture is particularly extensive even at upper mountain parts (Andrzejewska, ).…”

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Multiple factors correlating with wing malformations in the population of Parnassius apollo (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) restituted from a low number of individuals: A mini review

2017

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The Apollo butterfly, Parnassius apollo (Linnaeus), was common in Europe over 100 years ago, but currently it is considered as near threatened. Different conservation programs have promoted the persistence of this species; however, it is still endangered. An example of such programs was the action devoted to reestablish the Apollo butterfly population in Pieniny National Park (Poland) from only 20-30 individuals which had survived till the last decade of the 20th century. This reintroduction has been successful; however, unexpected developmental problems appeared. Butterflies with deformed or reduced wings became frequent in the population living in the natural habitat, and particularly among those reared under seminatural conditions (in the same environment, but fenced by a net). Until recently, reasons for these malformations remained unknown. However, reports published during last months indicated that there are genetic, biochemical, and microbiological factors contributing to this phenomenon. In the malformed individuals, lesions in the wingless gene and dysfunctions of laccase 1 and 2 were found to be significantly more frequent than in normal insects. A large fraction of butterflies with deformed or reduced wings was devoid of the prokaryotic symbiont Wolbachia, which was present in most normal individuals. Moreover, Yersinia pseudotuberculosis (Pfeiffer) Smith and Thal, and Serratia sp., bacteria pathogenic to insects, were detected in the biological material from both normal and malformed butterflies from this population. These findings are summarized and discussed in this review, in the light of conservation of insects and restitution of their populations from a low number of individuals.

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Pseudotuberculosis in Sheep as a Concern of Veterinary Public Health

Cited by 6 publications

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The Relevance of Caseous Lymphadenitis as a Cause of Culling in Adult Sheep

The Relevance of Caseous Lymphadenitis as a Cause of Culling in Adult Sheep

Detection of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in Apollo Butterfly (Parnassius apollo, Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) Individuals from a Small, Isolated, Mountain Population

Multiple factors correlating with wing malformations in the population of Parnassius apollo (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) restituted from a low number of individuals: A mini review

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