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Schirò G, Pieri D, Lo Valvo M, Gradoni L, Cacciò SM, Severini F, Marucci G, Galuppo L, Cumbo V, Puleio R, Loria GR. Monitoring Campaign over an Edible Dormouse Population ( Glis glis; Rodentia: Gliridae) in Sicily: First Report of Mesocestodiasis. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11040934. [PMID: 33806043 PMCID: PMC8064493 DOI: 10.3390/ani11040934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary In Nebrodi Park (Sicily, Italy), live many wild mammal species that move closer to human beings every day. The edible dormouse (Glis glis), in 2017 and 2018, was responsible for nut crop damage in the area. For this reason, a sanitary monitoring campaign involving 30 dormice was carried out by collecting rectal and conjunctival swabs and fur and nest content, which were then processed for laboratory examinations. A large presence of fleas belonging to Monopsyllus sciurorum was found. Necropsy of a dead dormouse revealed an infection of Mesocestoides lineatus, whose cysts were found in the abdomen cavity and on the liver; this is the first report of this in this species. Further studies are necessary to identify their role in the environment, considering the limited knowledge of this species in Italy. Abstract This study reports on the health status of the edible dormouse (Glis glis) living in Nebrodi Park (Sicily, Italy), responsible for nut crop damage in the area. In the frame of a monitoring campaign for potential zoonotic risk involving 30 dormice, rectal and conjunctival swabs and fur and nest content were collected for bacteriological and parasitological examinations, respectively. A large presence of fleas belonging to Monopsyllus sciurorum was found. Necropsy of a dead dormouse revealed an infection of Mesocestoides lineatus, whose cysts were found in the abdomen cavity and on the liver; this is the first report of this in this species. Further studies are necessary to identify their role in the environment, considering the limited knowledge of this species in Italy.
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- Giorgia Schirò
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (D.P.); (M.L.V.)
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- STEBICEF, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Via Archirafi, 18, 90123 Palermo, Italy; (D.P.); (M.L.V.)
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
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- Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Viale Regina Elena 299, 00161 Rome, Italy; (L.G.); (S.M.C.); (F.S.); (G.M.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via Gino Marinuzzi 3, 90129 Palermo, Italy; (L.G.); (V.C.); (R.P.); (G.R.L.)
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Lõhmus M, Verner-Carlsson J, Borg O, Albihn A, Lundkvist Å. Hantavirus in new geographic regions, Sweden. Infect Ecol Epidemiol 2016; 6:31465. [PMID: 27258208 PMCID: PMC4891966 DOI: 10.3402/iee.v6.31465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Revised: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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In Sweden, human cases of Puumala hantavirus (PUUV) infections are reported from the northern endemic regions. We found hantavirus-specific antibodies in yellow-necked mice (Apodemus flavicollis) trapped in human dwellings in the surroundings of the cities of Uppsala and Stockholm, which are situated far south from the traditional endemic areas of PUUV. Because the yellow-necked mouse is the most common rodent in human dwellings, hantaviruses in this rodent species may be important for the public health.
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- Mare Lõhmus
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Institute for Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Centre for Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Stockholm County Council, Stockholm, Sweden.,The National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,The Public Health Agency of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- The National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Zoonosis Science Centre, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Department of Medical Science, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.,Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden;
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