The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as a reservoir of zoonotic diseases in Denmark
| Autor: | Rene Bødker, Marian Chriél, Lene Jung Kjær, Heidi Huus Petersen, Laura Mark Jensen |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Raccoon dog
Veterinary medicine Trichinella Endoparasites Borrelia miyamotoi Echinococcus multilocularis medicine.disease_cause Article SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being Zoonoses parasitic diseases medicine Nyctereutes procyonoides Reservoir Tick-borne pathogens biology Toxoplasma gondii Raccoon Dogs biology.organism_classification Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infectious Diseases Rickettsia helvetica QL1-991 Animal Science and Zoology Parasitology Zoology |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol 16, Iss, Pp 175-182 (2021) International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife Kjær, L J, Jensen, L M, Chriél, M, Bødker, R & Petersen, H H 2021, ' The raccoon dog ( Nyctereutes procyonoides ) as a reservoir of zoonotic diseases in Denmark ', International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, vol. 16, pp. 175-182 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.008 Kjær, L J, Jensen, L M, Chriél, M, Bødker, R & Petersen, H H 2021, ' The raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) as a reservoir of zoonotic diseases in Denmark ', International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, vol. 16, pp. 175-182 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.008 |
| ISSN: | 2213-2244 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.09.008 |
| Popis: | Raccoon dogs have successfully invaded Europe, including Denmark. Raccoon dogs are potential vectors and reservoir hosts of several zoonotic pathogens and thus have the potential for posing a threat to both human and animal health. This study includes analysis of four zoonotic parasites, 16 tick-borne pathogens and two pathogen groups from 292 raccoon dogs collected from January 2018 to December 2018. The raccoon dogs were received as a part of the Danish national wildlife surveillance program and were hunted, found dead or road killed. The raccoon dogs were screened for Alaria alata and Echinococcus multilocularis eggs in faeces by microscopy and PCR, respectively, Trichinella spp. larvae in muscles by digestion, antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii by ELISA and screening of ticks for pathogens by fluidigm real-time PCR. All raccoon dogs tested negative for E. multilocularis and Trichinella spp., while 32.9% excreted A. alata eggs and 42.7% were T. gondii sero-positive. Five tick-borne pathogens were identified in ticks collected from 15 raccoon dogs, namely Anaplasma phagocytophilum (20.0%), Babesia venatorum (6.7%), Borrelia miyamotoi (6.7%), Neoehrlichia mikurensis (6.7%) and Rickettsia helvetica (60.0%). We identified raccoon dogs from Denmark as an important reservoir of T. gondii and A. alata infection to other hosts, including humans, while raccoon dogs appear as a negligible reservoir of E. multilocularis and Trichinella spp. infections. Our results suggest that raccoon dogs may be a reservoir of A. phagocytophilum. Graphical abstract Image 1 Highlights • We investigated the occurrence of zoonotic endoparasites. • We investigated the occurrence of pathogens in ticks attached to raccoon dogs. • We found 32.9% excreted A. alata eggs and 42.7% were T. gondii sero-positive. • We found five tick-borne pathogens in ticks from Danish raccoon dogs. |
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