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Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms
Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a gre...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9698509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36422034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213 |
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author | Cruciani, Deborah Crotti, Silvia Maresca, Carmen Pecorelli, Ivan Verdini, Emanuela Rodolfi, Marinella Scoccia, Eleonora Spina, Sara Valentini, Andrea Agnetti, Francesco |
author_facet | Cruciani, Deborah Crotti, Silvia Maresca, Carmen Pecorelli, Ivan Verdini, Emanuela Rodolfi, Marinella Scoccia, Eleonora Spina, Sara Valentini, Andrea Agnetti, Francesco |
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description | Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a greater risk of inhaling spores and developing any respiratory disease. This preliminary investigation allowed to acquire information about the spread of Aspergillus spp. in avian livestock of the Umbria region (Central Italy), their sensitivity to antifungals, and the presence of mycotoxins in the considered farms. Environmental, feed, animal, and human samples were collected for mycological investigations; chemical analyses were also performed in feed samples. Moreover, prevalence estimated of the fungal isolates were provided for each individual farm sampled. Direct fungal identification was possible in 298 out of the 559 total samples; 162 of the samples were positive for Aspergillus spp. Mycotoxins were detected in 5 out of the 21 feed samples collected. All the aspergilli tested for antifungal susceptibility were resistant to fluconazole. The results obtained show how much the genus Aspergillus is widespread in the investigated farms; therefore, the poultry livestock represents a favorable environment for the maintenance and spread of fungal spores and their potential transmission to animals and humans. |
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spelling | pubmed-96985092022-11-26 Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms Cruciani, Deborah Crotti, Silvia Maresca, Carmen Pecorelli, Ivan Verdini, Emanuela Rodolfi, Marinella Scoccia, Eleonora Spina, Sara Valentini, Andrea Agnetti, Francesco J Fungi (Basel) Article Among the fungi responsible for deep mycosis, the genus Aspergillus plays a predominant role both in human and veterinary medicine. From a “One Health” perspective, infections by Aspergillus spp. often represent a public health problem linked to specific occupational categories that could have a greater risk of inhaling spores and developing any respiratory disease. This preliminary investigation allowed to acquire information about the spread of Aspergillus spp. in avian livestock of the Umbria region (Central Italy), their sensitivity to antifungals, and the presence of mycotoxins in the considered farms. Environmental, feed, animal, and human samples were collected for mycological investigations; chemical analyses were also performed in feed samples. Moreover, prevalence estimated of the fungal isolates were provided for each individual farm sampled. Direct fungal identification was possible in 298 out of the 559 total samples; 162 of the samples were positive for Aspergillus spp. Mycotoxins were detected in 5 out of the 21 feed samples collected. All the aspergilli tested for antifungal susceptibility were resistant to fluconazole. The results obtained show how much the genus Aspergillus is widespread in the investigated farms; therefore, the poultry livestock represents a favorable environment for the maintenance and spread of fungal spores and their potential transmission to animals and humans. MDPI 2022-11-16 /pmc/articles/PMC9698509/ /pubmed/36422034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Cruciani, Deborah Crotti, Silvia Maresca, Carmen Pecorelli, Ivan Verdini, Emanuela Rodolfi, Marinella Scoccia, Eleonora Spina, Sara Valentini, Andrea Agnetti, Francesco Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title | Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title_full | Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title_fullStr | Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title_full_unstemmed | Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title_short | Preliminary Investigation about Aspergillus spp. Spread in Umbrian Avian Farms |
title_sort | preliminary investigation about aspergillus spp. spread in umbrian avian farms |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9698509/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36422034 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jof8111213 |
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