Presence and Characterization of Zoonotic Bacterial Pathogens in Wild Boar Hunting Dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) in Tuscany (Italy)

• Published in: Animals
• Main Authors: Giovanni Cilia, Filippo Fratini, Barbara Turchi, Valentina Virginia Ebani, Luca Turini, Stefano Bilei, Teresa Bossù, Maria Laura De Marchis, Domenico Cerri, Fabrizio Bertelloni
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI AG 2021
• Subjects: Leptospira; Salmonella; Yersinia; Listeria; zoonoses; hunting dogs; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Zoology; QL1-991; Pomona; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041139; https://doaj.org/article/59d6209812ea476099a53aa29c01e5ae

Domestic dogs ( Canis lupus familiaris ) used for wild boar ( Sus scrofa ) hunting may represent incidental hosts for several zoonotic pathogens. This investigation aimed to evaluate the presence of anti- Leptospira antibodies and the occurrence, antimicrobial resistance, and virulence of Salmonella...