Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria
Rodents are important reservoirs for a large number of zoonotic pathogens. We examined the occurrence of 11 viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents in rodent populations in Austria, including three different hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox virus, Leptospira spp., Borrelia s...
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ftopenagrar:oai:www.openagrar.de:openagrar_mods_00004182 2024-09-09T19:52:17+00:00 Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria Schmidt, Sabrina Essbauer, S. S. Mayer-Scholl, A. Poppert, S. Schmidt-Chanasit, J. Klempa, B. Henning, Klaus Schares, Gereon Groschup, Martin H. Spitzenberger, F. Richter, D. Heckel, G. Ulrich, Rainer G. 2014-06-10 https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2013.1504 https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00004182 https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/Document_derivate_00004114/VecBorZooDis_Mayer-Scholl_2014.pdf http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2013.1504 eng eng Vector Borne and Zoonotic Diseases -- Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis; VBZ -- 1557-7759 -- 1530-3667 -- 2047911-6 -- 2047199-3 -- https://www.liebertpub.com/loi/vbz -- http://www.bibliothek.uni-regensburg.de/ezeit/?2047911 https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2013.1504 https://www.openagrar.de/receive/openagrar_mods_00004182 https://www.openagrar.de/servlets/MCRFileNodeServlet/Document_derivate_00004114/VecBorZooDis_Mayer-Scholl_2014.pdf http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/vbz.2013.1504 public info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article Text ddc:630 Austria Multiple infections Rodent-borne pathogens Rodents Tick-borne pathogens article Text doc-type:article 2014 ftopenagrar https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2013.1504 2024-07-08T23:56:23Z Rodents are important reservoirs for a large number of zoonotic pathogens. We examined the occurrence of 11 viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents in rodent populations in Austria, including three different hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox virus, Leptospira spp., Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Coxiella burnetii, and Toxoplasma gondii. In 2008, 110 rodents of four species (40 Clethrionomys glareolus, 29 Apodemus flavicollis, 26 Apodemus sylvaticus, and 15 Microtus arvalis) were trapped at two rural sites in Lower Austria. Chest cavity fluid and samples of lung, spleen, kidney, liver, brain, and ear pinna skin were collected. We screened selected tissue samples for hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox viruses, Leptospira, Borrelia, Rickettsia, Bartonella spp., C. burnetii, and T. gondii by RT-PCR/PCR and detected nucleic acids of Tula hantavirus, Leptospira spp., Borrelia afzelii, Rickettsia spp., and different Bartonella species. Serological investigations were performed for hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox viruses, and Rickettsia spp. Here, Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus-, Tula hantavirus-, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-, orthopox virus-, and rickettsia-specific antibodies were demonstrated. Puumala hantavirus, C. burnetii, and T. gondii were neither detected by RT-PCR/PCR nor by serological methods. In addition, multiple infections with up to three pathogens were shown in nine animals of three rodent species from different trapping sites. In conclusion, these results show that rodents in Austria may host multiple zoonotic pathogens. Our observation raises important questions regarding the interactions of different pathogens in the host, the countermeasures of the host's immune system, the impact of the host–pathogen interaction on the fitness of the host, and the spread of infectious agents among wild rodents and from those to other animals or humans. Article in Journal/Newspaper Microtus arvalis OpenAgrar (OA) Tula ENVELOPE(-65.650,-65.650,-65.517,-65.517) Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 14 7 467 475 |
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Rodents are important reservoirs for a large number of zoonotic pathogens. We examined the occurrence of 11 viral, bacterial, and parasitic agents in rodent populations in Austria, including three different hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox virus, Leptospira spp., Borrelia spp., Rickettsia spp., Bartonella spp., Coxiella burnetii, and Toxoplasma gondii. In 2008, 110 rodents of four species (40 Clethrionomys glareolus, 29 Apodemus flavicollis, 26 Apodemus sylvaticus, and 15 Microtus arvalis) were trapped at two rural sites in Lower Austria. Chest cavity fluid and samples of lung, spleen, kidney, liver, brain, and ear pinna skin were collected. We screened selected tissue samples for hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox viruses, Leptospira, Borrelia, Rickettsia, Bartonella spp., C. burnetii, and T. gondii by RT-PCR/PCR and detected nucleic acids of Tula hantavirus, Leptospira spp., Borrelia afzelii, Rickettsia spp., and different Bartonella species. Serological investigations were performed for hantaviruses, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, orthopox viruses, and Rickettsia spp. Here, Dobrava-Belgrade hantavirus-, Tula hantavirus-, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus-, orthopox virus-, and rickettsia-specific antibodies were demonstrated. Puumala hantavirus, C. burnetii, and T. gondii were neither detected by RT-PCR/PCR nor by serological methods. In addition, multiple infections with up to three pathogens were shown in nine animals of three rodent species from different trapping sites. In conclusion, these results show that rodents in Austria may host multiple zoonotic pathogens. Our observation raises important questions regarding the interactions of different pathogens in the host, the countermeasures of the host's immune system, the impact of the host–pathogen interaction on the fitness of the host, and the spread of infectious agents among wild rodents and from those to other animals or humans. |
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Schmidt, Sabrina Essbauer, S. S. Mayer-Scholl, A. Poppert, S. Schmidt-Chanasit, J. Klempa, B. Henning, Klaus Schares, Gereon Groschup, Martin H. Spitzenberger, F. Richter, D. Heckel, G. Ulrich, Rainer G. |
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Schmidt, Sabrina Essbauer, S. S. Mayer-Scholl, A. Poppert, S. Schmidt-Chanasit, J. Klempa, B. Henning, Klaus Schares, Gereon Groschup, Martin H. Spitzenberger, F. Richter, D. Heckel, G. Ulrich, Rainer G. |
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Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria |
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Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria |
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Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria |
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Multiple infections of rodents with zoonotic pathogens in Austria |
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