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Fanelli A, Buonavoglia D, Lanave G, Monaco F, Quaranta V, Catanzariti R, Ruiz-Fons F, Buonavoglia C. First serological evidence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in transhumant bovines in Italy. Transbound Emerg Dis 2022; 69:4022-4027. [PMID: 36150076 PMCID: PMC10091806 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is an emerging tick-borne disease caused by the arbovirus Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV; family Nairoviridae). Given the public health impact, CCHF is considered a priority disease for the European Union. This study describes the first detection of anti-CCHFV antibodies in transhumant bovines in Italy. Sera from 794 cattle collected across Basilicata region (Southern Italy) were screened using a commercial ELISA kit. The animal-level and herd-level seroprevalences detected were 1.89% [95%CI: 1.12-3.1] and 29.63% [95%CI: 15.68-48.65], respectively. Results of the χ2 test for trend show that the exposure to CCHFV was significantly associated with increasing age, with the odds 5 times higher in 11-22-year old cattle than 1-4-year old cattle. The detection of antibodies against CCHFV in indigenous cattle indicates that the infection occurred in the study area and may warrant further consideration. Additionally, no significant spatial clustering of CCHF infection was detected, supporting the hypothesis that the disease is widespread in the region. Further studies at larger scale are needed to identify the areas at higher risk of zoonotic infection. A One Health approach should be implemented to better understand the disease risk and dynamics in the country, which effectively address the related public health threat.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela Fanelli
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale di Abruzzo e Molise, Teramo, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Puglia e della Basilicata, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy
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Fanelli A, Pellegrini F, Camero M, Catella C, Buonavoglia D, Fusco G, Martella V, Lanave G. Genetic Diversity of Porcine Circovirus Types 2 and 3 in Wild Boar in Italy. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:953. [PMID: 35454199 PMCID: PMC9031215 DOI: 10.3390/ani12080953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Porcine circovirus (PCV) infection is associated with relevant economic impact to the pig industry. To date, four species of PCV (PCV1 to 4) have been identified but only PCV2 has been associated firmly with disease in pigs. The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of PCV2 and PCV3 in the wild boar population in Basilicata region, Southern Italy, since this region is characterized by large forested and rural areas and the anthropic pressure is lower than in other Italian regions. Liver samples from 82 hunted wild boar were collected in 2021 from 3 different hunting districts. Sixty (73%, 95%CI: 63-82) samples tested positive for PCVs by quantitative PCR. In detail, 22 (27%, 95%CI: 18-37) were positive for PCV2, 58 (71%, 95%CI: 60-79) for PCV3, and 20 (24.4%, 95%CI 16-35) for both PCV2 and PCV3. On genome sequencing, different types and sub-types of PCV2 and PCV3 were identified, remarking a genetic diversity and hinting to a global circulation for the identified PCV strains. Overall, the high prevalence suggests that PCV2 and PCV3 infections are endemic in the wild boar population, posing risks for semi-intensive and free-range pig farming, typical of this region, due to contact with PCV-infected wild boar.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela Fanelli
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, NA, Italy;
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University Aldo Moro of Bari, 70010 Valenzano, BA, Italy; (F.P.); (M.C.); (C.C.); (D.B.); (V.M.)
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Fanelli A, Cirilli M, Lucente MS, Zarea AAK, Buonavoglia D, Tempesta M, Greco G. Fatal Calf Pneumonia Outbreaks in Italian Dairy Herds Involving Mycoplasma bovis and Other Agents of BRD Complex. Front Vet Sci 2021; 8:742785. [PMID: 34568480 PMCID: PMC8462733 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.742785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mycoplasma bovis is increasingly recognized worldwide as an important cause of disease with major welfare and production impairments on cattle rearing. Although it was detected in veal calves and beef cattle, little is known on the infection impact and on its temporal morbidity pattern in Italian dairy herds. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the involvement of M. bovis on fatal calf pneumonia outbreaks that occurred during 2009–2019 in 64 Italian dairy farms. Furthermore, a deeper diagnostic workup of concurrent infection with other viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens was assessed. Out of the investigated fatal pneumonia cases, M. bovis was frequently detected (animal prevalence, 16.16%; 95%CI, 11.82–21.33; herd prevalence, 26.56; 95%CI, 16.29–39.08) either as the single agent of the disease in more than half of the positive samples (20/37) or in concurrent infections with Histophilus somni (9/37, 24.3%), Mannheimia haemolytica (6/37, 16.621%), Trueperella pyogenes (1/37, 2.70%), Pasteurella multocida (1/37, 2.70%), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (5/37, 13.51%), and bovine viral diarrhea virus (2/37, 5.55%). Based on time-series analysis, M. bovis was recorded in the area since 2009 with outbreaks displaying a clear morbidity seasonal pattern with peaks in April (43.21%) and in September (13.51%). This might be due to the stressing conditions during spring and late summer periods. Results of this study highlight that M. bovis infection warrants consideration, and control measures are needed given its involvement in lethal pneumonia outbreaks in dairy herds from an extended area.
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Affiliation(s)
- Angela Fanelli
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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Fanelli A, Buonavoglia D. Risk of Crimean Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) introduction and spread in CCHF-free countries in southern and Western Europe: A semi-quantitative risk assessment. One Health 2021; 13:100290. [PMID: 34307823 PMCID: PMC8283130 DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2021.100290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a severe tick-borne viral zoonotic disease caused by Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). The disease is usually asymptomatic in domestic and wild animals, both of which may act as reservoirs of the virus. CCHF is endemic in parts of Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. During the last decade, the emergence or re-emergence of CCHF was described in several countries in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, with an increasing risk of extension into new areas. Given the public health importance, this study undertakes a semi-quantitative risk assessment to analyse the likelihood of entry and exposure of CCHFV into 9 CCHF-free countries in Southern and Western Europe. Based on a framework outlining the probability of the virus entry and exposure, the risk estimates were assessed for each individual country. The risk assessment was performed using information from public databases and the available scientific literature. The likelihood of entry was conducted considering 3 main pathways: infected tick vectors, wildlife and livestock. The likelihood of exposure was assessed considering the probability of survival of the infected ticks once introduced in CCHF-free countries (depending on abiotic and biotic factors), and the exposure of resident uninfected susceptible ticks to infected imported wildlife and livestock. The risk estimates (combined CCHFV introduction and exposure) were low for the majority of the countries (Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Slovenia and Switzerland) and medium for France and Italy, if accounting only for animal health consequences. Considering the public health consequences only, the risks were rated low for all the countries, except for Italy where it was assessed to be medium.
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- Angela Fanelli
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Bari, Valenzano (BA), Italy
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Tizzani P, Fanelli A, Belleau E. Gastrointestinal parasites of black grouse Lyrurus tetrix: A long-term study (1986-2019) in the French Alps. Res Vet Sci 2021; 137:163-169. [PMID: 33989963 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study investigates the gastroenteric parasites community of 336 black grouse Lyrurus tetrix, covering a wide part of the totality of the species range in the French Alps and characterized by a long-term sampling (1986-2019). Parasite community was described using common epidemiological descriptors. Additionally, for the most prevalent parasite, a species distribution model (SDM) was built to understand the main factors influencing parasite occurrence. Ascaridia compar, Capillaria caudinflata, cestodes (Raillietina urogalli, R.cesticillus, and Hymenolepis microps), Eimeria sp. (E. lyruri and E.nadsoni), Corrigia corrigia and Acanthocephalus sp. The most prevalent species was C.caudinflata (P: 33%,CI95%: 28-38), whereas the lowest prevalence was recorded for Acantocephalus sp. (P:0.3%,CI95%:-0.3-0.9).The selected SDM for C.caudinflata includes only 3 variables: BIO11 (Mean Temperature of Coldest Quarter), the latitude of sampled animals and the distance from ski tour way. The distribution of C.caudinflata in the French Alps presents sharply defined areas where there are optimal environmental conditions for maintaining the life cycle of this parasite. These are the colder areas, characterized by higher latitude values and close to the ski tour ways. This study provides a valuable contribution to the scarce literature on wild Galliformes, describing the composition of the gastrointestinal parasite community of the black grouse.
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- Paolo Tizzani
- University of Turin, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Italy.
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- University of Bari, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Italy.
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- Groupement de Défense Sanitaire (GDS) des Alpes de Haute Provence, France
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Fanelli A, Perrone A, Ferroglio E. Spatial and temporal dynamics of wild boars Sus scrofa hunted in Alpine environment. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-021-01484-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fanelli A, Tizzani P, Belleau E. Gastrointestinal parasitic infection in the hazel grouse Tetrastes bonasia in France. WILDLIFE BIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.2981/wlb.00731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Angela Fanelli
- A. Fanelli (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-1230) and P. Tizzani (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2603-4172) ✉ , Dept of Veterinary Sciences, Univ. of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy
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- A. Fanelli (https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-1230) and P. Tizzani (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2603-4172) ✉ , Dept of Veterinary Sciences, Univ. of Turin, Grugliasco (Turin), Italy
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- E. Belleau, Groupement de Défense Sanitaire (GDS) des Alpes de Haute Provence, Digne-les-Bains, France
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