Shedding patterns of endemic Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) pathogens

González‐Barrio, David; Martín-Hernando, M.P.; Ruiz‐Fons, Francisco

doi:10.1016/j.rvsc.2015.08.014

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“…Some authors, thinking that the demographic explosion of wild boars in Europe could influence C. burnetii ecology, carried out two surveys in Spain finding the 4.3% and 1% of wild boars infected by C. burnetii, respectively [3,6]. However, nothing is known about infection and shedding pathways in these suids to date.…”

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Zoonotic tick-borne bacteria among wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Central Italy

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Ebani²,

Bertelloni³

et al. 2017

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“…Even though serological and molecular investigations have been carried out to estimate the spreading of tick-borne pathogens among wildlife, data about the epidemiological role of wild boars (Sus scrofa) in these infections are very scant [2][3][4][5][6][7][8].…”

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Zoonotic tick-borne bacteria among wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Central Italy

Ebani¹,

Ebani²,

Bertelloni³

et al. 2017

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“…sanguineus complex that has been also found positive to C. burnetii (Toledo et al ., ); (vi) the map of the most suitable areas for Hy. lusitanicum in Spain (Estrada‐Peña et al ., ) shapes the geographic distribution of acute hepatitis manifestations of Q fever in the country (De Alarcón et al ., ); (vii) Red deer and wild rabbit, and perhaps other wild hosts (González‐Barrio et al ., ) are reservoirs of C. burnetii in Spain; and (viii) the 8.7% of questing Hy. lusitanicum ticks in central Spain were positive to C. burnetii (Toledo et al ., ).…”

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Genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife: disentangling the molecular epidemiology of a multi‐host pathogen

González‐Barrio

Jado

Fernández-de-Mera

et al. 2016

Environ Microbiol Rep

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Evidences point to a relevant role of wildlife in the ecology of Coxiella burnetii worldwide. The lack of information on C. burnetii genotypes in wildlife prevents tracing-back clinical animal and human Q fever cases with potential wildlife origin. To compare C. burnetii genotypes circulating in wildlife, livestock and humans, 107 samples from red deer, European wild rabbit, racoon, small mammals, goat and sheep were genotyped by polymerase chain reaction and reverse line blot hybridization. Genomic groups I, II, VI and VII were found in wildlife and groups I, II, III and IV in domestic ruminants. Livestock genotypes clustered mainly with genotypes reported previously in livestock. Genotyping confirmed previous findings that suggest that C. burnetii may display host specificity since most genotypes of sympatric deer and rabbits clustered in separate groups. Wildlife genotypes clustered with genotypes from ticks and from acute hepatitis human Q fever cases, suggesting that particular C. burnetii genotypes circulating in a wildlife-tick cycle may occasionally jump into humans through tick bites or exposure to wildlife. This finding could be behind the reported geographic variation in the clinical presentation of acute Q fever in humans in Spain: atypical pneumonia in the north and hepatitis in the south.

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“…General shedding by any of those routes can last several months (Berri, Rousset, Champion, Russo, & Rodolakis, ) and occurs even in asymptomatic animals (Rousset et al., ). Shedding routes in wildlife include: (a) genital secretions as proven in red deer, European wild rabbit, Eurasian wild boar and small mammals ( Napaeozapus insignis , Peromyscus maniculatus , Microtus arvalis , Myodes gapperi , Tamiasciurus hudsonicus , Glaucomys sabrinus and Glaucomys volans ) (González‐Barrio, Martín‐Hernando, & Ruiz‐Fons, ; González‐Barrio, Almería, et al., ; González‐Barrio, Maio et al., ; González‐Barrio, García et al., ; Thompson, Mykytczuk, Gooderham, & Schulte‐Hostedde, ); (b) milk and/or mammary gland as shown for the red deer (González‐Barrio, Ortiz, & Ruiz‐Fons, ); (c) semen of dorcas gazelle ( Gazella dorcas ) (García‐Seco et al., ); and (d) faeces as demonstrated for the Australian western grey kangaroo ( Macropus fuliginosus ), the three‐toed sloth ( Bradypus trydactilus ), the red deer and the Eurasian wild boar (Banazis, Bestall, Reida, & Fenwick, ; Davoust et al., ; González‐Barrio, Martín‐Hernando et al., ; González‐Barrio, Ortiz et al., ; Potter et al., ; Stein & Raoult, ; To et al., ). These findings show that shedding routes in wildlife resemble those reported in domestic ruminants (see Maurin & Raoult, ), which may guide future studies.…”

Section: Coxiella Burnetii Pathogenicity and Transmission In Wildlifementioning

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Coxiella burnetiiin wild mammals: A systematic review

González‐Barrio

Ruiz‐Fons

2018

Transbound Emerg Dis

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Coxiella burnetii is a multi‐host bacterium that causes Q fever in humans, a zoonosis that is emerging worldwide. The ecology of C. burnetii in wildlife is still poorly understood and the influence of host, environmental and pathogen factors is almost unknown. This study gathers current published information on different aspects of C. burnetii infection in wildlife, even in species with high reservoir potential and a high rate of interaction with livestock and humans, in order to partially fill the existing gap and highlight future needs. Exposure and/or infection by C. burnetii has, to date, been reported in 109 wild mammal species. The limited sample size of most of the existing studies could suggest an undervalued prevalence of C. burnetii infection. Knowledge on the clinical outcome of C. burnetii infection in wildlife is also very limited, but currently includes reproductive failure in waterbuck (Kobus ellipsiprymnus), roan antelope (Hippotragus niger), dama gazelle (Nanger dama) and water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) and placentitis in the Pacific harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) and red deer (Cervus elaphus). The currently available serological tests need to be optimised and validated for each wildlife species. Finally, there is a huge gap in the research on C. burnetii control in wildlife, despite of the increasing evidence that wildlife is a source of C. burnetii for both livestock and humans.

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Shedding patterns of endemic Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) pathogens

Cited by 29 publications

References 34 publications

Zoonotic tick-borne bacteria among wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Central Italy

Zoonotic tick-borne bacteria among wild boars (Sus scrofa) in Central Italy

Genotypes of Coxiella burnetii in wildlife: disentangling the molecular epidemiology of a multi‐host pathogen

Coxiella burnetiiin wild mammals: A systematic review

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