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Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy
BACKGROUND: Salmonella species (spp.) are zoonotic enteric bacteria able to infect humans, livestock and wildlife. However, little is known about the prevalence and the presence of the different serovars in wildlife. Considering the wide distribution of wild boars and the feeding behaviour (omnivoro...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23692883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-42 |
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author | Chiari, Mario Zanoni, Mariagrazia Tagliabue, Silvia Lavazza, Antonio Alborali, Loris G |
author_facet | Chiari, Mario Zanoni, Mariagrazia Tagliabue, Silvia Lavazza, Antonio Alborali, Loris G |
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description | BACKGROUND: Salmonella species (spp.) are zoonotic enteric bacteria able to infect humans, livestock and wildlife. However, little is known about the prevalence and the presence of the different serovars in wildlife. Considering the wide distribution of wild boars and the feeding behaviour (omnivorous scavengers), wild boars may be a good indicator for environmental presence of Salmonella spp. The aims of this study were to determine the presence of Salmonella spp. in hunted wild boars and to determine the serotype the isolated strains. FINDINGS: Over three hunting seasons, the intestinal contents of 1,313 boars hunted in northern Italy were sampled and cultured. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 326 boars (24.82%). Thirty different serovars belonging to three different S. enterica spp. were found. Twenty-one serovars of S. enterica subsp. Enterica were found including the human pathogens S. Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis. In addition, nine serovars belonging to S.enterica subsp. diarizonae and S. enterica subsp. houtenae were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Considering the widespread occurrence of wild boars in Europe, the epidemiological role of this species in relation to salmonellosis might be relevant and should be further investigated. Wild boars may act as healthy carriers of a wide range of Salmonella serotypes. |
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spelling | pubmed-36690992013-06-01 Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy Chiari, Mario Zanoni, Mariagrazia Tagliabue, Silvia Lavazza, Antonio Alborali, Loris G Acta Vet Scand Brief Communication BACKGROUND: Salmonella species (spp.) are zoonotic enteric bacteria able to infect humans, livestock and wildlife. However, little is known about the prevalence and the presence of the different serovars in wildlife. Considering the wide distribution of wild boars and the feeding behaviour (omnivorous scavengers), wild boars may be a good indicator for environmental presence of Salmonella spp. The aims of this study were to determine the presence of Salmonella spp. in hunted wild boars and to determine the serotype the isolated strains. FINDINGS: Over three hunting seasons, the intestinal contents of 1,313 boars hunted in northern Italy were sampled and cultured. Salmonella spp. were isolated from 326 boars (24.82%). Thirty different serovars belonging to three different S. enterica spp. were found. Twenty-one serovars of S. enterica subsp. Enterica were found including the human pathogens S. Typhimurium and S. Enteritidis. In addition, nine serovars belonging to S.enterica subsp. diarizonae and S. enterica subsp. houtenae were detected. CONCLUSIONS: Considering the widespread occurrence of wild boars in Europe, the epidemiological role of this species in relation to salmonellosis might be relevant and should be further investigated. Wild boars may act as healthy carriers of a wide range of Salmonella serotypes. BioMed Central 2013-05-21 /pmc/articles/PMC3669099/ /pubmed/23692883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-42 Text en Copyright © 2013 Chiari et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Chiari, Mario Zanoni, Mariagrazia Tagliabue, Silvia Lavazza, Antonio Alborali, Loris G Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title | Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title_full | Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title_fullStr | Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title_full_unstemmed | Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title_short | Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy |
title_sort | salmonella serotypes in wild boars (sus scrofa) hunted in northern italy |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669099/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23692883 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1751-0147-55-42 |
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