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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ftunivpretoria:oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/56471 2023-05-15T15:18:22+02:00 Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife Brucellose dans la faune sauvage terrestre Brucelosis en la fauna silvestre terrestre Godfroid, Jacques Garin-Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco, J.M. 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56471 en eng International Office of Epizootics http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56471 Godfroid, J, Garin-Bastuji, B, Saegerman, C & Blasco, JM 2013, 'Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife', Scientific and Technical Review / Revue scientifique et technique, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 27-42. 0253-1933 (print) 1608-0637 (online) © OIE 2016 Bacteriology Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Bacteriologie Brucella spp Brucellose Epidemiologie Faune sauvage Interface Animaux sauvages/animaux domestiques Serologie Bacteriologia Brucelosis Epidemiologia Fauna silvestre Interfaz ganado doméstico/animales silvestres Serologia Article 2013 ftunivpretoria 2022-05-31T13:17:17Z 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 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic University of Pretoria: UPSpace Arctic |
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Bacteriology Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Bacteriologie Brucella spp Brucellose Epidemiologie Faune sauvage Interface Animaux sauvages/animaux domestiques Serologie Bacteriologia Brucelosis Epidemiologia Fauna silvestre Interfaz ganado doméstico/animales silvestres Serologia |
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Bacteriology Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Bacteriologie Brucella spp Brucellose Epidemiologie Faune sauvage Interface Animaux sauvages/animaux domestiques Serologie Bacteriologia Brucelosis Epidemiologia Fauna silvestre Interfaz ganado doméstico/animales silvestres Serologia Godfroid, Jacques Garin-Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco, J.M. Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Bacteriology Brucellosis Epidemiology Livestock/wildlife interface Serology Wildlife Bacteriologie Brucella spp Brucellose Epidemiologie Faune sauvage Interface Animaux sauvages/animaux domestiques Serologie Bacteriologia Brucelosis Epidemiologia Fauna silvestre Interfaz ganado doméstico/animales silvestres Serologia |
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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 ... |
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Godfroid, Jacques Garin-Bastuji, B. Saegerman, C. Blasco, J.M. |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/56471 Godfroid, J, Garin-Bastuji, B, Saegerman, C & Blasco, JM 2013, 'Brucellosis in terrestrial wildlife', Scientific and Technical Review / Revue scientifique et technique, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 27-42. 0253-1933 (print) 1608-0637 (online) |
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