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: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Leptospira; Salmonella; Yersinia; Listeria; zoonoses; hunting dogs; Pomona; Canis lupus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11041139

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 spp....