Sanitary Monitoring Models for Wild Ungulate Stock Farms in Tuscany

Martini, Andrea; Marconi, Paola; Ponzetta, Maria Paola; Giorgetti, Alessandro; Viliani, M.

doi:10.1007/s11259-005-0026-0

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“…Wildlife acts as a reservoir for pathogens that contribute to maintaining and/or disseminating important infectious diseases [12][13][14][15][16][17]. Regarding Tuscany (Italy), among bacterial zoonoses, different etiological agents have been detected in wild animals, in particular Leptospira, Salmonella, Yersinia, and Listeria [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27].…”

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Presence and Characterization of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Wild Boar Hunting Dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) in Tuscany (Italy)

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Domestic dogs (Canis lupus familiaris) used for wild boar (Sus scrofa) hunting may represent incidental hosts for several zoonotic pathogens. This investigation aimed to evaluate the presence of anti-Leptospira antibodies and the occurrence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence of Salmonella spp., Yersinia enterocolitica, and Listeria monocytogenes in sera and rectal swabs collected from 42 domestic hunting dogs in the Tuscany region (Italy). Regarding Leptospira, 31 out of 42 serum samples (73.8%) were positive and serogroup Pomona was the most detected (71.4%) at titers between 1:100 and 1:400. Four Salmonella isolates (9.52%) were obtained, all belonging to serotype Infantis; two of them showed antimicrobial resistance to streptomycin, while pipB and sopE presence was assessed in all but one isolate. Concerning Yersinia enterocolitica, seven isolates (16.7%) were obtained, six belonging to biotype 1 and one to biotype 4. Resistance to amoxicillin–clavulanic acid, cephalothin, and ampicillin was detected. Biotype 4 presented three of the virulence genes searched (ystA, ystB, inv), while isolates of biotype 1 showed only one gene. No Listeria monocytogenes was isolated from dog rectal swabs. The results suggest that hunting dogs are exposed to different bacterial zoonotic agents, potentially linked to their work activity, and highlight the possible health risks for humans.

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