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Ojeda V, Chazarreta ML, Masello JF, Buglione-Rodríguez F, Failla M. European starlings expand into Patagonia. Time for action. Glob Ecol Conserv 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Woods RD, Swaddle JP, Bearhop S, Colhoun K, Gaze WH, Kay SM, McDonald RA. A Sonic Net deters European starlings
Sturnus vulgaris
from maize silage stores. WILDLIFE SOC B 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/wsb.1340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Richard D. Woods
- Environment and Sustainability Institute University of Exeter, Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Institute for Integrative Conservation William & Mary Williamsburg VA 23187 USA
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation University of Exeter, Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- KRC Ecological Ltd. 33 Hilltown Road, Bryansford Northern Ireland BT33 0PZ UK
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- European Centre for Environment and Human Health University of Exeter, Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute University of Exeter, Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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- Environment and Sustainability Institute University of Exeter, Penryn Cornwall TR10 9FE UK
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Yamaguchi E, Fujii K, Kayano M, Sakurai Y, Nakatani A, Sasaki M, Hertl JA, Grohn YT. Is Salmonella enterica shared between wildlife and cattle in cattle farming areas? An 11-year retrospective study in Tokachi district, Hokkaido, Japan. Vet Med Sci 2021; 8:758-770. [PMID: 34898049 PMCID: PMC8959320 DOI: 10.1002/vms3.685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Salmonella enterica in cattle has long been problematic and suspected to be transmitted by wildlife in Tokachi, Hokkaido, a major cattle farming area in Japan. Understanding the role of wildlife in S. enterica transmission would be helpful for developing control strategies of bovine salmonellosis. Objectives We aimed to elucidate the possibility of S. enterica transmission between sympatric wildlife, including raccoons and crows and cattle, in Tokachi from 2008 to 2018 by analysing S. enterica detection records, and the genetic relatedness of serotypes shared between wildlife and cattle. Methods S. enterica detection records were based on the results of a field survey and existing cattle records at relevant organisations, including clinical reports, a monitoring survey and quarantine for introduced calves at growing farms and public calving farms. S. enterica was identified by polymerase chain reaction assay and serotyped by agglutination assay. The detection records were organised chronologically to investigate whether common serotypes in wildlife and cattle were detected in the same year. The isolates corresponding to detection records were assessed for their genetic patterns by pulsed‐field gel electrophoresis. Results The prevalence of S. enterica in raccoons and crows was 10.7% (17/159) and 5.7% (55/967), respectively. The following serotypes were detected from both wildlife and cattle: Braenderup, Dublin, Infantis, Mbandaka, Montevideo, 4,[5],12:i:‐ and Typhimurium. Genetically similar isolates for S. Braenderup, S. Dublin, S. Montevideo and S. 4,[5],12:i:‐ were detected from both species in the same year. Conclusions Our long‐term retrospective observations supported that S. enterica was shared between wildlife and cattle. Wildlife invasions should be controlled at farms to prevent inter‐species transmission of S. enterica from livestock farms.
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- Emi Yamaguchi
- Animal Research Center, Hokkaido Research Organization, Hokkaido, Japan.,Division of Transboundary Animal Disease Research, National Institute of Animal Health, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Animal Research Center, Hokkaido Research Organization, Hokkaido, Japan.,OAT Agrio Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
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- Research Center for Global Agromedicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Animal Research Center, Hokkaido Research Organization, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Tokachi Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Hokkaido Prefectural Government, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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- Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
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Liao J, Bergholz P, Wiedmann M. Adjacent Terrestrial Landscapes Impact the Biogeographical Pattern of Soil Escherichia coli Strains in Produce Fields by Modifying the Importance of Environmental Selection and Dispersal. Appl Environ Microbiol 2021; 87:e02516-20. [PMID: 33452036 PMCID: PMC8105029 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02516-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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High-quality habitats for wildlife (e.g., forest) provide essential ecosystem services while increasing species diversity and habitat connectivity. Unfortunately, the presence of such habitats adjacent to produce fields may increase risk for contamination of fruits and vegetables by enteric bacteria, including Escherichia coliE. coli survives in extrahost environments (e.g., soil) and could be dispersed across landscapes by wildlife. Understanding how terrestrial landscapes impact the distribution of soil E. coli strains is of importance in assessing the contamination risk of agricultural products. Here, using multilocus sequence typing, we characterized 938 E. coli soil isolates collected from two watersheds with different landscape patterns in New York State, USA, and compared the distribution of E. coli and the influence that environmental selection and dispersal have on the distribution between these two watersheds. Results showed that for the watershed with widespread produce fields, sparse forests, and limited interaction between the two land use types, E. coli composition was significantly different between produce field sites and forest sites; this distribution appears to be shaped by relatively strong environmental selection, likely from soil phosphorus, and slight dispersal limitation. For the watershed with more forested areas and stronger interaction between produce field sites and forest sites, E. coli composition between these two land use types was relatively homogeneous; this distribution appeared to be a consequence of wildlife-driven dispersal, inferred by competing models. Collectively, our results suggest that terrestrial landscape attributes could impact the biogeographic pattern of enteric bacteria by adjusting the importance of environmental selection and dispersal.IMPORTANCE Understanding the ecology of enteric bacteria in extrahost environments is important for the development and implementation of strategies to minimize preharvest contamination of produce with enteric pathogens. Our findings suggest that watershed landscape is an important factor influencing the importance of ecological drivers and dispersal patterns of E. coli Agricultural areas in such watersheds may have a higher risk of produce contamination due to fewer environmental constraints and higher potential of dispersal of enteric bacteria between locations. Thus, there is a perceived trade-off between priorities of environmental conservation and public health in on-farm food safety, with limited ecological data supporting or refuting the role of wildlife in dispersing pathogens under normal operating conditions. By combining field sampling and spatial modeling, we explored ecological principles underlying the biogeographic pattern of enteric bacteria at the regional level, which can benefit agricultural, environmental, and public health scientists who aim to reduce the risk of food contamination by enteric bacteria while minimizing negative impacts on wildlife habitats.
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- Jingqiu Liao
- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
- Graduate Field of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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- Department of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota, USA
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- Department of Food Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Werner SJ, Fischer JW, Hobson KA. Multi-isotopic (δ2H, δ13C, δ15N) tracing of molt origin for European starlings associated with U.S. dairies and feedlots. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0237137. [PMID: 32777811 PMCID: PMC7417194 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Introduced bird species can become invasive in agroecosystems and their management is inhibited if their origin and movements are not well understood. Stable isotope measurements of feathers can be used to infer molt origins and interstate movements in North America. We analyzed stable-hydrogen (δ2H), carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ 15N) isotope ratios in feathers to better understand the molt origin of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) collected at dairies and feedlots throughout the United States. Primary feathers were used from 596 adult and 90 juvenile starlings collected during winter at dairies and feedlots that experience starling damages in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Vermont, Washington and Wisconsin. The best-fit model indicated that the combination of feather δ2H, δ13C and δ15N values best predicted the state where samples were collected and thus supported use of this approach for tracing molt origins in European starlings. Interestingly, molt origins of starlings collected at dairies and feedlots generally west of -90° longitude (i.e. 11 of 15 states west of the Mississippi River, including Wisconsin) were assigned to the collection state and/or the state adjacent to the collection state. In contrast, molt origins of starlings collected generally east of -90° longitude (four of five eastern states) were not assigned to the collection state and/or the state adjacent to the collection state. Among all starlings (N = 686), 23% were assigned to the collection state and 19% were assigned to the state adjacent to the collection state. Among all males (N = 489) and all females (N = 197), 23% and 26% were assigned to the collection state and 19% and 13% were assigned to the state adjacent to the collection state, respectively. We observed a greater proportion (88%) of juvenile starlings assigned to states other than their collection state (i.e. potentially a result of natal dispersal) than that proportion (76%) in adult starlings. This study included an unprecedented sample of feather isotopes from European starlings throughout the United States. As a novel contribution to the ecology and management of invasive and migratory passerines, we demonstrate how such feather isoscapes can be used to predict molt origin and, potentially, interstate movements of European starlings for subsequent ecological and management investigations.
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- Scott J. Werner
- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, United States of America
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- Department of Biology and Environment and Climate Change Canada, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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Anders J, Bisha B. High-Throughput Detection and Characterization of Antimicrobial Resistant Enterococcus sp. Isolates from GI Tracts of European Starlings Visiting Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Foods 2020; 9:E890. [PMID: 32645854 PMCID: PMC7404715 DOI: 10.3390/foods9070890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2020] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial resistant enteric bacteria can easily contaminate the environment and other vehicles through the deposition of human and animal feces. In turn, humans can be exposed to these antimicrobial resistant (AMR) bacteria through contaminated food products and/or contaminated drinking water. As wildlife are firmly established as reservoirs of AMR bacteria and serve as potential vectors in the constant spread of AMR, limiting contact between wildlife and livestock and effective tracking of AMR bacteria can help minimize AMR dissemination to humans through contaminated food and water. Enterococcus spp., which are known opportunistic pathogens, constantly found in gastrointestinal tracts of mammalian and avian species, swiftly evolve and cultivate AMR genotypes and phenotypes, which they easily distribute to other bacteria, including several major bacterial pathogens. In this study, we evaluated the use of high throughput detection and characterization of enterococci from wildlife [European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)] by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) following culture-based isolation. MALDI-TOF MS successfully identified 658 Enterococcus spp. isolates out of 718 presumptive isolates collected from gastrointestinal tracts of European starlings, which were captured near livestock operations in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas; antimicrobial susceptibility testing was then performed using 13 clinically significant antibiotics.
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA;
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Bird-livestock interactions associated with increased cattle fecal shedding of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli within feedlots in the United States. Sci Rep 2020; 10:10174. [PMID: 32576851 PMCID: PMC7311412 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-66782-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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This research study was conducted to determine if bird depredation in feedlots is associated with the prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant Escherichia coli in cattle and to determine if removal of invasive bird species could be an effective management strategy to help reduce ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli in cattle within the United States. European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) were collected from feedlots within multiple geographic regions within the United States and European starlings within all regions tested positive for ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli, but prevalence differed by region. Total number of birds on feedlots were positively associated with increased cattle fecal shedding of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli. Targeted control of invasive European starlings reduced bird numbers on feedlots by 70.4%, but decreasing populations of European starlings was not associated with corresponding reductions in bovine fecal prevalence of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli. These data provide evidence for the role of wild bird depredation in feedlots contributing to fecal shedding of ciprofloxacin-resistant E. coli, but a single month of European starling control in feedlots was not sufficient to impact the fecal carriage of this organism in cattle.
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Chandler JC, Anders JE, Blouin NA, Carlson JC, LeJeune JT, Goodridge LD, Wang B, Day LA, Mangan AM, Reid DA, Coleman SM, Hopken MW, Bisha B. The Role of European Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in the Dissemination of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli among Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations. Sci Rep 2020; 10:8093. [PMID: 32415136 PMCID: PMC7229194 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64544-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Antimicrobial use in livestock production is a driver for the development and proliferation of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Wildlife interactions with livestock, acquiring associated AMR bacteria and genes, and wildlife's subsequent dispersal across the landscape are hypothesized to play an important role in the ecology of AMR. Here, we examined priority AMR phenotypes and genotypes of Escherichia coli isolated from the gastrointestinal tracts of European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) found on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). European starlings may be present in high numbers on CAFOs (>100,000 birds), interact with urban environments, and can migrate distances exceeding 1,500 km in North America. In this study, 1,477 European starlings from 31 feedlots in five U.S. states were sampled for E. coli resistant to third generation cephalosporins (3G-C) and fluoroquinolones. The prevalence of 3G-C and fluoroquinolone-resistant E. coli was 4% and 10%, respectively. Multidrug resistance in the E. coli isolates collected (n = 236) was common, with the majority of isolates displaying resistance to six or more classes of antibiotics. Genetic analyses of a subset of these isolates identified 94 genes putatively contributing to AMR, including seven class A and C β-lactamases as well as mutations in gyrA and parC recognized to confer resistance to quinolones. Phylogenetic and subtyping assessments showed that highly similar isolates (≥99.4% shared core genome, ≥99.6% shared coding sequence) with priority AMR were found in birds on feedlots separated by distances exceeding 150 km, suggesting that European starlings could be involved in the interstate dissemination of priority AMR bacteria.
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- Jeffrey C Chandler
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Animal Science, Laramie, WY, USA
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Molecular Biology, Laramie, WY, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Animal Science, Laramie, WY, USA
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Animal Science, Laramie, WY, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Iowa State University, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Ames, IA, USA
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- Colorado State University, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- University of Wyoming, Department of Animal Science, Laramie, WY, USA.
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Economic and livestock health impacts of birds on dairies: Evidence from a survey of Washington dairy operators. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0222398. [PMID: 31536534 PMCID: PMC6752787 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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The survey described in this research paper aimed to investigate the economic and health impacts of birds on dairies. Birds are common pests on dairies, consuming and contaminating feed intended for cattle. As a result, dairy operators experience increased feed costs and increased pathogen and disease risk. We surveyed dairy operators attending the 2017 Washington Dairy Conference to examine the impact of birds on dairies in Washington State. Dairy operators reported feed losses valued at $55 per cow resulting in annual losses totaling $5.5 million in the Western region of the state and $9.2 million in the Eastern region of the state. Shooting was the most commonly used bird management method and European starlings (Sternus vulgaris) were the most frequently implicated species statewide. Bird abundance greater than 10,000 birds per day was associated with larger herd size and with self-reported presence of Johne’s disease and Salmonella.
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NOURANI L, ALIABADIAN M, DINPARAST DJADID N, MIRSHAMSI O. Occurrence of Haemoproteus spp. (Haemosporida: Haemoproteidae) in New Host Records of Passerine Birds from the East of Iran. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY 2018; 13:267-274. [PMID: 30069211 PMCID: PMC6068377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Avian haemosporidians are able to parasitize numerous bird species all over the world. The extensive range of blood parasites infection rate is between 50% and 100% or less percentage. Haemoparasites with major effects on physiology, ecology, health, population dynamics, sexual selection and production success of avian hosts may promote species extinction. METHODS To evaluate haemosporidians infection rate in Iranian birds, 136 individuals were examined by microscopic observation of stained blood smears under light microscope. These samples belonged to 10 different families of Songbirds from the east of Iran from April to August 2014-2016. RESULTS Fifty-one passerine birds were detected as harboring Haemoproteus spp. Furthermore, we recorded Haemoproteus spp. infection of Granativora bruniceps, Oenanthe pleschanka for the first time in the world and eight more species for Iran. CONCLUSION Age and sampling localities do not influence the infection rate of Haemoproteus spp. from the eastern provinces of Iran. The relative high infection of avian haematozoa revealed this region might provide suitable sites for future studies on these parasites and the relationship with their hosts and vectors.
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- Leila NOURANI
- Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran, Iran
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- Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Research Department of Zoological Innovations, Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran,Correspondence
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- Malaria and Vector Research Group (MVRG), Biotechnology Research Center (BRC), Pasteur Institute of Iran Tehran, Iran
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- Dept. of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, Research Department of Zoological Innovations, Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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Wide but Variable Distribution of a Hypervirulent Campylobacter jejuni Clone in Beef and Dairy Cattle in the United States. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01425-17. [PMID: 28970227 PMCID: PMC5717212 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01425-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Accepted: 09/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Campylobacter jejuni clone SA is the major cause of sheep abortion and contributes significantly to foodborne illnesses in the United States. Clone SA is hypervirulent because of its distinct ability to produce systemic infection and its predominant role in clinical sheep abortion. Despite the importance of clone SA, little is known about its distribution and epidemiological features in cattle. Here we describe a prospective study on C. jejuni clone SA prevalence in 35 feedlots in 5 different states in the United States and a retrospective analysis of clone SA in C. jejuni isolates collected by National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) dairy studies in 2002, 2007, and 2014. In feedlot cattle feces, the overall prevalence of Campylobacter organisms was 72.2%, 82.1% of which were C. jejuni. Clone SA accounted for 5.8% of the total C. jejuni isolates, but its prevalence varied by feedlot and state. Interestingly, starlings on the feedlots harbored C. jejuni in feces, including clone SA, suggesting that these birds may play a role in the transmission of Campylobacter. In dairy cattle, the overall prevalence of clone SA was 7.2%, but a significant decrease in the prevalence was observed from 2002 to 2014. Whole-genome sequence analysis of the dairy clone SA isolates revealed that it was genetically stable over the years and most of the isolates carried the tetracycline resistance gene tet(O) in the chromosome. These findings indicate that clone SA is widely distributed in both beef and dairy cattle and provide new insights into the molecular epidemiology of clone SA in ruminants. IMPORTANCEC. jejuni clone SA is a major cause of small-ruminant abortion and an emerging threat to food safety because of its association with foodborne outbreaks. Cattle appear to serve as a major reservoir for this pathogenic organism, but there is a major gap in our knowledge about the epidemiology of clone SA in beef and dairy cattle. By taking advantage of surveillance studies conducted on a national scale, we found a wide but variable distribution of clone SA in feedlot cattle and dairy cows in the United States. Additionally, the work revealed important genomic features of clone SA isolates from cattle. These findings provide critically needed information for the development of preharvest interventions to control the transmission of this zoonotic pathogen. Control of C. jejuni clone SA will benefit both animal health and public health, as it is a zoonotic pathogen causing disease in both ruminants and humans.
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New Host Records for Haemoproteus Spp. (Apicomplexa: Haemosporidiasina) in Passeriformes from North-West of Iran. J Arthropod Borne Dis 2017; 11:236-241. [PMID: 29062848 PMCID: PMC5641612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The intracellular protozoan parasites of the genus Haemoproteus occur in different avian hosts all over the world. Various genus of blood sucking insects' families such as Hippoboscidae and Ceratopogonidae could transmit Haemoproteus in avian hosts. There are very limited number of studies on wild infected birds with blood parasites in Iran, so the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of Haemoproteus spp. infection in passerine birds from northwest of Iran. METHODS Passerines were collected from four different localities in Zanjan Province, northwest Iran during June to August 2014. RESULTS Of 86 passerines, we found Haemoproteus infection in 19 (22.09%) individuals. In general, 15 bird species were observed for haemosporidians, of which 53% were infected. CONCLUSION Three species of passerines: Petronia petronia, Sitta tephronota and Acrocephalus melanopogon are new host records for Haemoproteus infection in the world. Results acquired by this study support widespread distribution of Haemoproteus in passerines and illustrated the prevalence of Haemoproteus species in wild birds of northwest of Iran. Conclusively, our study specified that more investigations are needed to reach exact prevalence rate in different families of birds in Iran.
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Tang Y, Sahin O, Pavlovic N, LeJeune J, Carlson J, Wu Z, Dai L, Zhang Q. Rising fluoroquinolone resistance in Campylobacter isolated from feedlot cattle in the United States. Sci Rep 2017; 7:494. [PMID: 28356558 PMCID: PMC5428712 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-00584-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 03/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Antibiotic resistance, particularly to fluoroquinolones and macrolides, in the major foodborne pathogen Campylobacter is considered a serious threat to public health. Although ruminant animals serve as a significant reservoir for Campylobacter, limited information is available on antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter of bovine origin. Here, we analyzed the antimicrobial susceptibilities of 320 C. jejuni and 115 C. coli isolates obtained from feedlot cattle farms in multiple states in the U.S. The results indicate that fluoroquinolone resistance reached to 35.4% in C. jejuni and 74.4% in C. coli, which are significantly higher than those previously reported in the U.S. While all fluoroquinolone resistant (FQR) C. coli isolates examined in this study harbored the single Thr-86-Ile mutation in GyrA, FQRC. jejuni isolates had other mutations in GyrA in addition to the Thr-86-Ile change. Notably, most of the analyzed FQRC. coli isolates had similar PFGE (pulsed field gel electrophoresis) patterns and the same MLST (multilocus sequence typing) sequence type (ST-1068) regardless of their geographic sources and time of isolation, while the analyzed C. jejuni isolates were genetically diverse, suggesting that clonal expansion is involved in dissemination of FQRC. coli but not C. jejuni. These findings reveal the rising prevalence of FQRCampylobacter in the U.S. and provide novel information on the epidemiology of antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter in the ruminant reservoir.
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- Yizhi Tang
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA. .,Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Ames, IA, USA.
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA
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- Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
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- National Wildlife Research Center, USDA APHIS, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Preventive Medicine, Ames, IA, USA.
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Pearson HE, Lapidge SJ, Hernández-Jover M, Toribio JALML. Pathogen Presence in European Starlings Inhabiting Commercial Piggeries in South Australia. Avian Dis 2016; 60:430-6. [PMID: 27309283 DOI: 10.1637/11304-101815-reg] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The majority of bacterial diarrhea-causing illnesses in domestic pigs result from infection with Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., or Campylobacter spp. These bacterial enteropathogens also correspond with the most-common bacteria isolated from wild birds. Additionally, viral pathogens such as avian influenza virus (AIV), West Nile virus (WNV, including Kunjin disease), and Newcastle disease virus (NDV) may also be carried and transmitted by birds in Australia. Introduced European starlings (Sturnus vulgarus) are one of the most-frequently reported birds on piggeries in Australia. The presence of the three bacterial pathogens, Salmonella spp., Campylobacter spp., and Escherichia coli , as well as the three viral pathogens AIV, WNV, and NDV, were evaluated in starlings captured on four commercial piggeries in South Australia. A total of 473 starlings were captured on the four piggeries in 2008 and 2009. A cloacal swab was taken from each bird and cultured for bacterial identification, with follow-up serotyping of any positives, whilst fifty samples were analyzed by PCR for the three target viral pathogens. There was no AIV, WNV, or NDV detected in the 50 starlings sampled. Escherichia coli was found to be present in the starling populations on all four piggeries whilst Salmonella spp. and Campylobacter jejuni were found to be present only in the starling population sampled on one piggery. Serotyping identified pig-pathogenic strains of the bacteria. The prevalence of these production-limiting bacterial pathogens in starlings, coupled with the large starling populations often found inside piggeries during daylight hours in the summer months, presents a disease transmission risk and jeopardizes piggery disease management. Removal of starlings from agricultural enterprises (as shown by international studies), or prevention of starling access to animal feed and water, could substantially reduce the risk of transmission of enterobacterial pathogens from starlings to livestock.
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- Hayley E Pearson
- A Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia.,B Massey University, Institute of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, 4442, New Zealand.,C Invasive Animal Cooperative Research Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia
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- C Invasive Animal Cooperative Research Centre, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, 2601, Australia.,D South Australian Research and Development Institute, Plant Research Centre, Waite Campus, 2b Hartley Grove, Urrbrae, South Australia, 5064, Australia
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- A Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia.,E Graham Centre for Agricultural Research (NSW Department of Primary Industries and Charles Sturt University), School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Booroma Street, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 2678, Australia
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- A Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, 425 Werombi Road, Camden, New South Wales, 2570, Australia
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Mechanisms of antimicrobial resistant Salmonella enterica transmission associated with starling-livestock interactions. Vet Microbiol 2015; 179:60-8. [PMID: 25960334 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 04/12/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Bird-livestock interactions have been implicated as potential sources for bacteria within concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) in particular are known to contaminate cattle feed and water with Salmonella enterica through their fecal waste. We propose that fecal waste is not the only mechanisms through which starlings introduce S. enterica to CAFO. The goal of this study was to assess if starlings can mechanically move S. enterica. We define mechanical movement as the transportation of media containing S. enterica, on the exterior of starlings within CAFO. We collected 100 starlings and obtained external wash and gastrointestinal tract (GI) samples. We also collected 100 samples from animal pens. Within each pen we collected one cattle fecal, feed, and water trough sample. Isolates from all S. enterica positive samples were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. All sample types, including 17% of external starling wash samples, contained S. enterica. All sample types had at least one antimicrobial resistant (AMR) isolate and starling GI samples harbored multidrug resistant S. enterica. The serotypes isolated from the starling external wash samples were all found in the farm environment and 11.8% (2/17) of isolates from positive starling external wash samples were resistant to at least one class of antibiotics. This study provides evidence of a potential mechanism of wildlife introduced microbial contamination in CAFO. Mechanical movement of microbiological hazards, by starlings, should be considered a potential source of bacteria that is of concern to veterinary, environmental and public health.
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Carlson JC, Hyatt DR, Bentler K, Mangan AM, Russell M, Piaggio AJ, Linz GM. Molecular characterization of Salmonella enterica isolates associated with starling-livestock interactions. Vet Microbiol 2015; 179:109-18. [PMID: 25866128 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2014] [Revised: 03/13/2015] [Accepted: 03/16/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Bird-livestock interactions have been implicated as potential sources for bacteria within concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO). In this study we characterized XbaI-digested genomic DNA from Salmonella enterica using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). The PFGE analysis was conducted using 182 S. enterica isolates collected from a single CAFO between 2009 and 2012. Samples collected in 2012 were subjected to antimicrobial susceptibility testing. The analysis was limited to S. enterica serotypes, with at least 10 isolates, known to occur in both European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) and cattle (Bos taurus) within this CAFO. A total of five different serotypes were screened; S. Anatum, S. Kentucky, S. Meleagridis, S. Montevideo, S. Muenchen. These samples were recovered from five different sample types; starling gastrointestinal tracts (GI), starling external wash, cattle feces, cattle feed and cattle water troughs. Indistinguishable S. enterica PFGE profiles were recovered from isolates originating in all sample types. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) was also associated with indistinguishable S. enterica isolates recovered from all samples types. These data suggests that AMR S. enterica is transmitted between cattle and starlings and that shared feed sources are likely contributing to infections within both species. Moreover we isolated indistinguishable PFGE profiles across all years of data collection, suggesting long-term environmental persistence may be mediated by starling visits to CAFO.
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- James C Carlson
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
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- Colorado State University, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, 1644 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- Colorado State University, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Science, 1644 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 2110 Miriam Circle, Suite B, Bismarck, ND 58501-2502, USA
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Fournier A, Young I, Rajić A, Greig J, LeJeune J. Social and Economic Aspects of the Transmission of Pathogenic Bacteria between Wildlife and Food Animals: A Thematic Analysis of Published Research Knowledge. Zoonoses Public Health 2015; 62:417-28. [PMID: 25611914 DOI: 10.1111/zph.12179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Wildlife is a known reservoir of pathogenic bacteria, including Mycobacterium bovis and Brucella spp. Transmission of these pathogens between wildlife and food animals can lead to damaging impacts on the agri-food industry and public health. Several international case studies have highlighted the complex and cross-sectoral challenges involved in preventing and managing these potential transmission risks. The objective of our study was to develop a better understanding of the socio-economic aspects of the transmission of pathogenic bacteria between wildlife and food animals to support more effective and sustainable risk mitigation strategies. We conducted qualitative thematic analysis on a purposive sample of 30/141 articles identified in a complementary scoping review of the literature in this area and identified two key themes. The first related to the framing of this issue as a 'wicked problem' that depends on a complex interaction of social factors and risk perceptions, governance and public policy, and economic implications. The second theme consisted of promising approaches and strategies to prevent and mitigate the potential risks from transmission of pathogenic bacteria between wildlife and food animals. These included participatory, collaborative and multidisciplinary decision-making approaches and the proactive incorporation of credible scientific evidence and local contextual factors into solutions. The integration of these approaches to address 'wicked problems' in this field may assist stakeholders and decision-makers in improving the acceptability and sustainability of future strategies to reduce the transmission of pathogenic bacteria between wildlife and food animals.
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- A Fournier
- Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada.,Department of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Food Safety and Quality Unit, Food and Agriculture Organization, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses, Public Health Agency of Canada, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University, Wooster, OH, USA
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Gortazar C, Diez-Delgado I, Barasona JA, Vicente J, De La Fuente J, Boadella M. The Wild Side of Disease Control at the Wildlife-Livestock-Human Interface: A Review. Front Vet Sci 2015; 1:27. [PMID: 26664926 PMCID: PMC4668863 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2014.00027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The control of diseases shared with wildlife requires the development of strategies that will reduce pathogen transmission between wildlife and both domestic animals and human beings. This review describes and criticizes the options currently applied and attempts to forecast wildlife disease control in the coming decades. Establishing a proper surveillance and monitoring scheme (disease and population wise) is the absolute priority before even making the decision as to whether or not to intervene. Disease control can be achieved by different means, including: (1) preventive actions, (2) arthropod vector control, (3) host population control through random or selective culling, habitat management or reproductive control, and (4) vaccination. The alternative options of zoning or no-action should also be considered, particularly in view of a cost/benefit assessment. Ideally, tools from several fields should be combined in an integrated control strategy. The success of disease control in wildlife depends on many factors, including disease ecology, natural history, and the characteristics of the pathogen, the availability of suitable diagnostic tools, the characteristics of the domestic and wildlife host(s) and vectors, the geographical spread of the problem, the scale of the control effort and stakeholders’ attitudes.
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- Christian Gortazar
- SaBio (Health and Biotechnology), IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM) , Ciudad Real , Spain
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- SaBio (Health and Biotechnology), IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM) , Ciudad Real , Spain ; Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Madrid , Spain
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- SaBio (Health and Biotechnology), IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM) , Ciudad Real , Spain
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- SaBio (Health and Biotechnology), IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM) , Ciudad Real , Spain
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- SaBio (Health and Biotechnology), IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM) , Ciudad Real , Spain ; Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University , Stillwater, OK , USA
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- SABIOtec Spin-Off, Edificio Polivalente UCLM , Ciudad Real , Spain
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Cantas L, Suer K. Review: the important bacterial zoonoses in "one health" concept. Front Public Health 2014; 2:144. [PMID: 25353010 PMCID: PMC4196475 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED An infectious disease that is transmitted from animals to humans, sometimes by a vector, is called zoonosis. The focus of this review article is on the most common emerging and re-emerging bacterial zoonotic diseases. The role of "One Health" approach, public health education, and some measures that can be taken to prevent zoonotic bacterial infections are discussed. KEY POINTS A zoonotic bacterial disease is a disease that can be very commonly transmitted between animals and humans. Global climate changes, overuse of antimicrobials in medicine, more intensified farm settings, and closer interactions with animals facilitate emergence or re-emergence of bacterial zoonotic infections.The global "One Health" approach, which requires interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans, animals, and the environment, will support public health in general.New strategies for continuous dissemination of multidisciplinary research findings related to zoonotic bacterial diseases are hence needed.
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- Leon Cantas
- Norwegian Private Veterinary Services, MicroLab, Hammerfest, Norway
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Callaway TR, Edrington TS, Nisbet DJ. Isolation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Salmonella from Migratory Brown-Headed Cowbirds (Molothrus ater), Common Grackles (Quiscalus quiscula), and Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis). Foodborne Pathog Dis 2014; 11:791-4. [DOI: 10.1089/fpd.2014.1800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Todd R. Callaway
- Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, College Station, Texas
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- Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, College Station, Texas
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- Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, College Station, Texas
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Boseret G, Losson B, Mainil JG, Thiry E, Saegerman C. Zoonoses in pet birds: review and perspectives. Vet Res 2013; 44:36. [PMID: 23687940 PMCID: PMC3668993 DOI: 10.1186/1297-9716-44-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2012] [Accepted: 04/24/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Pet birds are a not-so-well known veterinarian’s clientship fraction. Bought individually or in couples, as families often do (which is a lucrative business for pet shops or local breeders) or traded (sometimes illegally) for their very high genetic or exotic value, these birds, commonly canaries, parakeets or parrots, are regularly sold at high prices. These animals, however, are potential carriers and/or transmitters of zoonotic diseases. Some of them could have an important impact on human health, like chlamydophilosis, salmonellosis or even highly pathogenic avian influenza A H5N1. This review paper, although non exhaustive, aims at enlightening, by the description of several cases of bird-human transmission, the risks encountered by bird owners, including children. Public health consequences will be discussed and emphasis will be made on some vector-borne diseases, known to be emergent or which are underestimated, like those transmitted by the red mite Dermanyssus gallinae. Finally, biosecurity and hygiene, as well as prevention guidelines will be developed and perspectives proposed.
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- Geraldine Boseret
- Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR-ULg), Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liège, Liège, 4000, Belgium.
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Shwiff SA, Carlson JC, Glass JH, Suckow J, Lowney MS, Moxcey KM, Larson B, Linz GM. Producer survey of bird-livestock interactions in commercial dairies. J Dairy Sci 2012; 95:6820-9. [PMID: 22981584 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-5216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The objective of this producer survey was to identify and estimate damage caused by bird-livestock interactions in commercial dairies. The interactions between birds and livestock have previously been implicated in causing economic damage while contributing to the environmental dissemination of microorganisms pathogenic to livestock and humans. Very little research exists to help producers understand what bird species use dairies, why they use dairies, or the scope and nature of damage created as a result of bird-livestock interactions. To better characterize these interactions, we surveyed dairy operators within Pennsylvania, New York, and Wisconsin. Survey results suggest that the most common and destructive bird species found on commercial dairies are invasive to North America, and their use of dairies is associated with the loss of cattle feed, increased operating costs, and an increase in dairies self-reporting Salmonella spp. and Mycobacterium avium ssp. paratuberculosis. Cattle feed loss estimates generated from this survey were used to parameterize an input-output (IO) economic model using data from 10 counties in the state of Pennsylvania (Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Chester, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and Somerset). This IO model allowed us to estimate direct, indirect, and induced economic effects of feed loss from bird damage to dairies within these counties. The IO model output suggests that feed loss costs Pennsylvania between $4.11 and $12.08 million (mean $10.6 million) in total economic damage, with approximately 43 to 128 jobs (mean 112) forgone statewide in 2009.
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- S A Shwiff
- US Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA
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Andrés S, Vico JP, Garrido V, Grilló MJ, Samper S, Gavín P, Herrera-León S, Mainar-Jaime RC. Epidemiology of Subclinical Salmonellosis in Wild Birds from an Area of High Prevalence of Pig Salmonellosis: Phenotypic and Genetic Profiles ofSalmonellaIsolates. Zoonoses Public Health 2012; 60:355-65. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2012.01542.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Williams M, Pearl D, LeJeune J. Multiple-locus variable-nucleotide tandem repeat subtype analysis implicates European starlings as biological vectors for Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Ohio, USA. J Appl Microbiol 2011; 111:982-8. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2011.05102.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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