Occurrence of pathogens in wild rodents caught on Swedish pig and chicken farms

Sammanfattning

A total of 207 wild rodents were caught on nine pig farms, five chicken farms and five non-farm locations in Sweden and surveyed for a selection of bacteria, parasites and viruses. Lawsonia intracellularia and pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica were only detected in rodents on pig farms (9% and 8% prevalence, respectively) which indicate that these agents are more likely to be transmitted to rodents from pigs or the environment on infected farms. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae (1%), Brachyspira intermedia (2%), Campylobacter jejuni (4%), Campylobacter upsaliensis (2%), leptospires (7%) and encephalomyocarditis virus (9%) were also detected from rodents not in contact with farm animals. Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. were common, although no zoonotic types were verified, and Salmonella enterica was isolated from 1/11 mice on one farm but not detected by PCR from any of the rodents. Trichinella spp. and Toxoplasma gondii were not detected.

Nyckelord

Animal pathogens; spread of disease; vectors; veterinary pathogens; zoonoses

Publicerad i

Epidemiology and Infection
2013, volym: 141, nummer: 9, sidor: 1885-1891
Utgivare: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS

SLU författare

• Backhans, Annette

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Jacobson, Magdalena

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Fellström, Claes

  • Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Infektionsmedicin

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268812002609

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