Screening of the Cervidae family in Poland for Mycoplasma species
| Autor: | Roger D. Ayling, Ewelina Szacawa, Katarzyna Dudek, Dariusz Bednarek |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0301 basic medicine
General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences Veterinary medicine Mycoplasma species Zoology 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology testing 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences cervidae family 030104 developmental biology ruminant mycoplasmas SF600-1100 poland epidemiology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 60, Iss 4, Pp 399-402 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2450-8608 |
| Popis: | Introduction: Several Mycoplasma species can cause severe diseases in ruminant hosts, some of which are the diseases listed by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE). The role of the Cervidae family in carrying and transmitting ruminant mycoplasma infections in Poland is unknown. Material and Methods: Antibody and antigen detection tests for the main mycoplasma species that can affect wild ruminants were performed on 237 samples (serum, nasal swab, bronchoalveolar lavage, and lung) collected from 161 animals during 2011-2014. The samples were obtained from a cull of healthy population of deer which included: 96 red deer (Cervus elaphus elaphus), 19 fallow deer (Dama dama), and 46 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Results: Serological screening tests revealed positive reactions to Mycoplasma bovis in one sample and to Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae in three samples; however, these three samples were negative by immunoblotting. Other antibody and antigen detection tests demonstrated negative results. Conclusion: Currently wild cervids in Poland do not play a significant role in transmitting mycoplasma infections to domestic animals, but they remain a potential risk. |
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