Trichinella britovi in wild boar meat from Italy, 2015-2021: A citizen science approach to surveillance.

Autor: Sgroi G; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy., D'Alessio N; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy.; Osservatorio Faunistico Venatorio - Campania Region, Naples, Italy., Marucci G; Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy., Pacifico L; Department of Prevention in Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, Caserta, Italy.; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Buono F; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Deak G; Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania., Anastasio A; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Interisano M; Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy., Fraulo P; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy., Pesce A; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy., Toscano V; Regional Reference Center of Urban Veterinary Hygiene (CRIUV), Naples, Italy., Romano AC; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Apulia and Basilicata, Foggia, Italy., Toce M; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Apulia and Basilicata, Foggia, Italy., Palazzo L; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Apulia and Basilicata, Foggia, Italy., De Carlo E; Department of Animal Health, Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Southern Italy, Portici, Italy., Fioretti A; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Veneziano V; Osservatorio Faunistico Venatorio - Campania Region, Naples, Italy.; Department of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Productions, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [One Health] 2022 Dec 29; Vol. 16, pp. 100480. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 29 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1016/j.onehlt.2022.100480
Abstrakt: As a result of the increase of game meat intended for human consumption through Europe, a plethora of food-borne diseases, including trichinellosis, may occur in consumers, posing a relevant public health threat. Thus, this study aims to a citizen science approach to monitor the occurrence of Trichinella spp. in wild boar meat intended for human consumption, evaluating the risk of infection for consumers. Following the European Regulation 2015/1375 ( laying down specific rules on official controls for Trichinella in meat ), from 2015 to 2021, hunters ( n  = 478) were involved to collect diaphragm pillar samples of wild boars from mainland southern Italy, which were tested for Trichinella spp. L 1 larvae via HCl-pepsin digestion and Multiplex PCR. Overall, 139,160 animals were collected (average of 19,880 per year), being 14 (i.e., 0.01%) tested positive to Trichinella britovi by the combined biochemical and molecular approach. An average larval burden of 28.4 L 1 per gram of meat was found (minimum 3.2 - maximum 132.6). A statistically significant difference was found in the prevalence according to hunting seasons ( p  < 0.01, with higher values in 2016 and 2021) and regions of the study area ( p  < 0.01). No statistically significant decrease in the prevalence of T. britovi throughout the study period was found ( p  = 0.51), except in Apulia region ( p  < 0.01). These findings revealed a stable prevalence of T. britovi in wild boar meat intended for human consumption, suggesting a risk of infection for consumers, especially hunters and local markets users. Citizen science surveillance models could be promoted to improve trichinellosis control and prevention in a One Health perspective.
Competing Interests: None.
(© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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