Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife
The epidemiological link between brucellosis in wildlife and brucellosis in livestock and people is widely recognised. When studying brucellosis in wildlife, three questions arise: (i) Is this the result of a spillover from livestock or a sustainable infection in one or more host species of wildlife...
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ftcitaaragon:oai:citarea.cita-aragon.es:10532/2306 2023-05-15T15:17:08+02:00 Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife Godfroid, Jacques Garin Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco Martínez, José María 2013 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/10532/2306 es spa Revue Scientifique Et Technique, 32(1), p. 27-42 0253-1933 http://hdl.handle.net/10532/2306 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/es/ CC-BY-NC-SA Producción y sanidad animal Transmisión de enfermedades Animal salvaje Brucelosis Epidemiología Journal Contribution article Non-Refereed 2013 ftcitaaragon 2022-04-11T05:31:34Z The epidemiological link between brucellosis in wildlife and brucellosis in livestock and people is widely recognised. When studying brucellosis in wildlife, three questions arise: (i) Is this the result of a spillover from livestock or a sustainable infection in one or more host species of wildlife? (ii) Does wildlife brucellosis represent a reservoir of Brucella strains for livestock? (iii) Is it of zoonotic concern? Despite their different host preferences, B. abortus and B. suis have been isolated from a variety of wildlife species, whereas B. melitensis is rarely reported in wildlife. The pathogenesis of Brucella spp. in wildlife reservoirs is not yet fully defi ned. The prevalence of brucellosis in some wildlife species is very low and thus the behaviour of individual animals, and interactions between wildlife and livestock, may be the most important drivers for transmission. Since signs of the disease are non-pathognomonic, defi nitive diagnosis depends on laboratory testing, including indirect tests that can be applied to blood or milk, as well as direct tests (classical bacteriology and methods based on the polymerase chain reaction [PCR]). However, serological tests cannot determine which Brucella species has induced anti-Brucella antibodies in the host. Only the isolation of Brucella spp. (or specifi c DNA detection by PCR) allows a defi nitive diagnosis, using classical or molecular techniques to identify and type specifi c strains. There is as yet no brucellosis vaccine that demonstrates satisfactory safety and effi cacy in wildlife. Therefore, controlling brucellosis in wildlife should be based on good management practices. At present, transmission of Brucella spp. from wildlife to humans seems to be linked to the butchering of meat and dressing of infected wild or feral pig carcasses in the developed world, and infected African buffalo in the developing world. In the Arctic, the traditional consumption of raw bone marrow and the internal organs of freshly killed caribou or reindeer is an important risk factor. bacteriology Brucella spp Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Published Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic caribou Centro de Investigación y Tecnología Agroalimentaria de Aragón (CITA): citaREA Arctic |
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The epidemiological link between brucellosis in wildlife and brucellosis in livestock and people is widely recognised. When studying brucellosis in wildlife, three questions arise: (i) Is this the result of a spillover from livestock or a sustainable infection in one or more host species of wildlife? (ii) Does wildlife brucellosis represent a reservoir of Brucella strains for livestock? (iii) Is it of zoonotic concern? Despite their different host preferences, B. abortus and B. suis have been isolated from a variety of wildlife species, whereas B. melitensis is rarely reported in wildlife. The pathogenesis of Brucella spp. in wildlife reservoirs is not yet fully defi ned. The prevalence of brucellosis in some wildlife species is very low and thus the behaviour of individual animals, and interactions between wildlife and livestock, may be the most important drivers for transmission. Since signs of the disease are non-pathognomonic, defi nitive diagnosis depends on laboratory testing, including indirect tests that can be applied to blood or milk, as well as direct tests (classical bacteriology and methods based on the polymerase chain reaction [PCR]). However, serological tests cannot determine which Brucella species has induced anti-Brucella antibodies in the host. Only the isolation of Brucella spp. (or specifi c DNA detection by PCR) allows a defi nitive diagnosis, using classical or molecular techniques to identify and type specifi c strains. There is as yet no brucellosis vaccine that demonstrates satisfactory safety and effi cacy in wildlife. Therefore, controlling brucellosis in wildlife should be based on good management practices. At present, transmission of Brucella spp. from wildlife to humans seems to be linked to the butchering of meat and dressing of infected wild or feral pig carcasses in the developed world, and infected African buffalo in the developing world. In the Arctic, the traditional consumption of raw bone marrow and the internal organs of freshly killed caribou or reindeer is an important risk factor. bacteriology Brucella spp Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Published |
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Godfroid, Jacques Garin Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco Martínez, José María |
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Godfroid, Jacques Garin Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco Martínez, José María |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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