Rodents on pig and chicken farms – a potential threat to human and animal health

Backhans, Annette; Fellström, Claes

doi:10.3402/iee.v2i0.17093

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“…They can serve as natural reservoirs or mechanical vectors for several bacterial and viral pathogens, including various picornaviruses such as enteroviruses and ECMV, which are known to infect humans, pigs, and other animal species (21,22). Results showing that mice can carry viable SVA (small intestine and feces) and that flies can carry the virus' nucleic acid suggest that these species may play a role in SVA ecology.…”

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“…Mice and houseflies are among the most common and widely distributed pests and have been frequently associated with infectious disease transmission to humans and animals (21,22,27). They can serve as natural reservoirs or mechanical vectors for several bacterial and viral pathogens, including various picornaviruses such as enteroviruses and ECMV, which are known to infect humans, pigs, and other animal species (21,22).…”

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Detection of the Emerging Picornavirus Senecavirus A in Pigs, Mice, and Houseflies

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c Senecavirus A (SVA) is an emerging picornavirus that has been recently associated with an increased number of outbreaks of vesicular disease and neonatal mortality in swine. Many aspects of SVA infection biology and epidemiology remain unknown. Here, we present a diagnostic investigation conducted in swine herds affected by vesicular disease and increased neonatal mortality. Clinical and environmental samples were collected from affected and unaffected herds and were screened for the presence of SVA by real-time reverse transcriptase PCR and virus isolation. Notably, SVA was detected and isolated from vesicular lesions and tissues of affected pigs, environmental samples, mouse feces, and mouse small intestine. SVA nucleic acid was also detected in houseflies collected from affected farms and from a farm with no history of vesicular disease. Detection of SVA in mice and housefly samples and recovery of viable virus from mouse feces and small intestine suggest that these pests may play a role on the epidemiology of SVA. These results provide important information that may allow the development of improved prevention and control strategies for SVA.

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Detection of the Emerging Picornavirus Senecavirus A in Pigs, Mice, and Houseflies

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“…Rodents are known to carry pathogens that may be a risk for public health [1–4]. Despite this, little is known about the prevalence and geographical distribution of zoonotic rodent-borne pathogens in the Dutch rodent population.…”

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Prevalence ofLeptospiraspp. and Seoul hantavirus in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in four regions in the Netherlands, 2011-2015

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Vries

Reusken

et al. 2018

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

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Background: Brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) may carry pathogens that can be a risk for public health. Brown rats in the Netherlands were tested for the zoonotic pathogens Leptospira spp. and Seoul hantavirus (SEOV), in order to obtain insight in their prevalence. Methods and results: Cross-sectional studies were performed at four locations from 2011 to 2015. The rats were tested for Leptospira spp. using real-time PCR and/or culture resulting in a prevalence ranging between 33–57%. Testing for SEOV was done through an adapted human Seoul hantavirus ELISA and real-time RT-PCR. Although at several locations the ELISA indicated presence of SEOV antibodies, none could be confirmed by focus reduction neutralization testing. Conclusion: The results indicate a widespread presence of Leptospira spp. in brown rats in the Netherlands, including areas with a low leptospirosis incidence in humans. No evidence for circulation of SEOV was found in this study.

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“…The other evident was rodents entered to sed. Backhans and Fellstrom (2012) argued that rodents on farms pose a danger of introducing new infections into the livestock inside, so rodent control should be considered an important measure to provide good bio-security. Table 2 showed that overall, total farm biosecurity status score (FBSS) was 123.71.…”

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Adoption of Biosecurity Measures by Layer Smallholders

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Sirajuddin

Kasim

2011

J. Indonesian Trop. Anim. Agric.

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ABSTRAKTerdapat indikasi bahwa kesadaran peternak ayam ras petelur terhadap biosekuriti masih rendah. Makalah ini bertujuan untuk menentukan tingkat adopsi peternak ayam ras petelur di Sulawesi Selatan dalam berbagai tindakan biosekuriti. Kabupaten Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap) dipilih sebagai lokasi penelitian karena terkenal sebagai pusat peternakan ayam ras petelur. Jumlah sampel adalah 60 responden. Sampel dipilih secara acak dari dua kecamatan yang paling banyak peternaknya yaitu Baranti dan Maritengae. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur dan wawancara. Data ditabulasi dan dianalisis menggunakan metode skoring status biosekuriti. Status biosekuriti digunakan untuk mengetahui tingkat adopsi biosekuriti. Status biosekuriti diperoleh berdasarkan penerapan tindakan biosekuriti yang terdiri dari 9 tahap yaitu: input peternakan, lalu lintas ke peternakan, jarak dari sumber penyakit dengan kandang, keadaan peternakan, biosekuriti pada pagar peternakan, biosekuriti antara pagar dan kandang, biosekuriti di pintu kandang, lalu lintas dalam kandang dan kerentanan terhadap penyakit. Berdasarkan indeks adopsi, hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa adopsi biosekuriti pada peternak ayam ras petelur di Sulawesi Selatan diklasifikasikan sebagai parsial adopter.Kata kunci: adopsi biosekuriti, peternak, ayam ras petelur ABSTRACTIt was indicated that layer smallholders awareness of biosecurity was low. This paper aimed to determine the level of adoption within the South Sulawesi layer smallholders of a range of standard biosecurity measures. Sidenreng Rappang (Sidrap) regency was chosen as a location of the research, because it was famous as a central of layer smallholders. Total sample was 60 respondents. The sample was chosen through random sampling from two districts which were the most populous of layer smallholders, namely Baranti and Maritengae. Data were collected using structured questionnaires and depth-interview. The data were tabulated and analysed using a simple method of scoring with regard to their biosecurity status. The status of biosecurity was used to know the level of biosecurity adoption. Biosecurity status was obtained based on the adoption of biosecurity measures which consisted of 9 stages: farm inputs, traffic onto farms, distance from sources of pathogens to shed, exposure of farm, biosecurity at farm boundary, biosecurity between farm boundary and shed, biosecurity at the shed door, traffic into the shed and susceptibility of the flock. Using adoption index, this research revealed that biosecurity adoption of layer smallholders in South Sulawesi was classified into a "partial adopter".

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Rodents on pig and chicken farms – a potential threat to human and animal health

Cited by 56 publications

References 96 publications

Detection of the Emerging Picornavirus Senecavirus A in Pigs, Mice, and Houseflies

Detection of the Emerging Picornavirus Senecavirus A in Pigs, Mice, and Houseflies

Prevalence ofLeptospiraspp. and Seoul hantavirus in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in four regions in the Netherlands, 2011-2015

Adoption of Biosecurity Measures by Layer Smallholders

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