Retrospective serological study to monitor the health status of Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)

Blasio, Alessia Di; Marenzoni, Maria Luisa; Sabatino, Daria Di; Giovannini, Armando; Latini, Roberta; Gentile, Leonardo

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“…Since then, wild boar was by far the most-studied wild animal species in Italy and neighbouring European countries (Bergagna et al, 2009;Cvetnić et al, 2009;De Massis et al, 2012;Di Nicola, Scacchia, & Marruchella, 2015;Godfroid et al, 1994;Köppel et al, 2007;Leuenberger et al, 2007;Pilo, Addis, Deidda, Tedde, & Liciardi, 2015;Rónai et al, 2015). In French Alps, B. melitensis (biovar 3) was first isolated from the visceral organs of a chamois in 1988 (Di Blasio et al, 2015;Ferroglio, Rossi, & Gennero, 2000;Garin-Bastuji, Oudar, Richard, & Gastellu, 1990;Salvadori et al, 2016 (Muñoz et al, 2010). Apart from multiple reports on infected Spanish red deer in the past decade (Muñoz et al, 2010;San-Miguel Ayanz et al, 2017;Serrano et al, 2011), Brucella infections were also reported in other European Cervidae including roe deer (Boadella et al, 2010;Gaffuri et al, 2006), fallow deer (Giovannini et al, 1988) and the maral deer, Cervus elaphus maral (Tretiak, 1973).…”

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“…Since then, wild boar was by far the most‐studied wild animal species in Italy and neighbouring European countries (Bergagna et al, 2009; Cvetnić et al, 2009; De Massis et al, 2012; Di Nicola, Scacchia, & Marruchella, 2015; Godfroid et al, 1994; Köppel et al, 2007; Leuenberger et al, 2007; Pilo, Addis, Deidda, Tedde, & Liciardi, 2015; Rónai et al, 2015). In French Alps, B. melitensis (biovar 3) was first isolated from the visceral organs of a chamois in 1988 (Di Blasio et al, 2015; Ferroglio, Rossi, & Gennero, 2000; Garin‐Bastuji, Oudar, Richard, & Gastellu, 1990; Salvadori et al, 2016). More recent studies revealed Brucella infections among several Alpine species including Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex ), chamois and red deer ( Cervus elaphus ) (Garin‐Bastuji et al, 2014).…”

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The global epidemiology of Brucella infections in terrestrial wildlife: A meta‐analysis

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Shahali

Fakhri

et al. 2020

Transbounding Emerging Dis

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Brucellosis is a widespread zoonotic disease with serious consequences on human and animal health. Brucella infections were reported in many terrestrial wild animals, from subtropical and temperate regions to arctic regions. In many areas, the epidemiology of brucellosis in wildlife is closely associated with the occurrence of the disease in livestock. Some wild species may contribute to the re-introduction of Brucella infections in livestock (spillback), even in officially brucellosis-free (OBF) regions. Through meta-regression analysis, this study draws a global picture of the prevalence of Brucella spp. in terrestrial wild animals, trying to determine most affected subgroups as well as preferential sampling and screening methods. For this purpose, a literature search was carried out among publications published from 1983 to 2019. Different subgroups were compared according to animal species, feeding, gender, age as well as the method used for sampling and for brucellosis diagnostic.To determine heterogeneity of studies, chi-squared test was used and a randomeffects model (REM) estimated the pooled prevalence among subgroups. A total of 68 publications, comprising 229 data reports/studies, were selected. The most-reported Brucella species in wildlife was Brucella abortus, and the highest prevalence rate was found in American bison, Bison bison (39.9%) followed by Alpine ibex, Capra ibex (33%). Serology was the most widely applied diagnostic approach (66%), while PCR appeared to be highly sensitive (36.62% of positive results). The gender of animals showed no significant association with the prevalence of brucellosis (p > .05).Blood samples and visceral organs constituted the great majority of specimen used for the detection of Brucella spp., while lymph nodes showed a high prevalence of positive samples (94.6%). The present study provides insight into the global epidemiology and enzootic potential of brucellosis in wild terrestrial animals worldwide, aiming at helping the appropriate authorities to strengthen prevention, surveillance and control strategies.

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The global epidemiology of Brucella infections in terrestrial wildlife: A meta‐analysis

Dadar

Shahali

Fakhri

et al. 2020

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“…Previous studies have failed to demonstrate antibodies against C. burnetti in mountain ungulates such as Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex ) [ 12 ] and Southern chamois [ 23 ], or has revealed low prevalences in e.g. Alpine chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra ) [ 24 ].…”

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Serological survey of Coxiella burnetii at the wildlife–livestock interface in the Eastern Pyrenees, Spain

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Background Coxiella burnetii is a zoonotic bacterium that infects a wide range of animal species and causes the disease Q fever. Both wild and domestic ruminants may be relevant in the epidemiology of C. burnetii infection. In order to investigate the significance of the ruminant host community in the alpine and subalpine ecosystems of the Eastern Pyrenees, Northeastern Spain, in the epidemiology of Q fever, a serological survey was performed on samples from 599 wild and 353 sympatric domestic ruminants.ResultsSpecific antibodies against C. burnetii were detected with a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Domestic sheep showed the highest prevalence (12.7 %, CI 95 % 8.6–16.9), followed by European mouflon (Ovis orientalis musimon) with a 6.8 % prevalence (CI 95 % 1.6–12.1), red deer (Cervus elaphus) with 2.4 % (CI 95 % 0–5.6), and cattle with a prevalence of 1.1 % (CI 95 % 0–3.2). No positive domestic goats, fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) and Southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) were detected. Sheep flock prevalence was 75 % (nine of the 12 sheep flocks sampled were positive, within-flock prevalence ranging from 11.1 to 25.0 %), whereas cattle herd prevalence was 11.1 % (one out of the nine cattle herds sampled was positive, within-herd prevalence of 10.0 %.ConclusionsBoth domestic and wild ruminants from the alpine and subalpine ecosystems of the Eastern Pyrenees were exposed to C. burnetii. The higher seroprevalence in sheep and its relative abundance suggest that this species may have a major contribution to the ecology of C. burnetii. Conversely, wild ruminants do not seem to represent a relevant host community for C. burnetii maintenance in the Eastern Pyrenees.

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Retrospective serological study to monitor the health status of Apennine chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica ornata)

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The global epidemiology of Brucella infections in terrestrial wildlife: A meta‐analysis

The global epidemiology of Brucella infections in terrestrial wildlife: A meta‐analysis

Serological survey of Coxiella burnetii at the wildlife–livestock interface in the Eastern Pyrenees, Spain

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