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Blood meal analysis reveals sources of tick-borne pathogens and differences in host utilization of juvenile Ixodes ricinus across urban and sylvatic habitats Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Jani Jukka Sormunen, Jesse Mänttäri, Eero Juhani Vesterinen, Tero Klemola
Urban green spaces are locations of maximal human activity, forming areas of enhanced risk for tick-borne disease (TBD) transmission. Being also limited in spatial scale, green spaces form prime targets for control schemes aiming to reduce TBD risk. However, for effective control, the key species maintaining local tick and tick-borne pathogen (TBP) populations must be identified. To determine how patterns
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Spatio‐temporal epidemiology of Japanese encephalitis virus infection in pig populations of eastern Uttar Pradesh, India, 2013–2022 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-14 Himani Dhanze, Balbir B. Singh, Michael Walsh, M. Suman Kumar, Amit Kumar, Kiran N. Bhilegaonkar, Victoria J. Brookes
AimsJapanese encephalitis (JE) is endemic in India. Although pigs are considered important hosts and sentinels for JE outbreaks in people, limited information is available on JE virus (JEV) surveillance in pigs.Methods and ResultsWe investigated the spatio‐temporal distribution of JEV seroprevalence and its association with climate variables in 4451 samples from pigs in 10 districts of eastern Uttar
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Human exposures to Brucella canis from a pregnant dog during an international flight: Public health risks, diagnostic challenges and future considerations Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Cara Williams, Samantha Swisher, Nicholas Miller, Toby Pinn‐Woodcock, Connie Austin, Shih‐Hsuan Hsiao, Angela M. Arenas‐Gamboa, Rebekah Tiller, Tyler Thacker, Sara Taetzsch, Rebecca Franklin‐Guild, Laurel Cutter, Christine Quance, Chien‐Che Hung, Carol W. Maddox, Mark Ernst, Cassandra Guarino, Saraswathi Lanka, Daniel G. Garcia‐Gonzalez, Staci Slager, Zenia Sunavala, Clive Brown, Maria Negron, Emily
AimsThis report documents the exposure of passengers and crew of a commercial international flight to the zoonotic pathogen Brucella canis after an infected dog aborted in the passenger cabin of the aircraft. This case demonstrates the challenges associated with brucellosis screening and the risks that airline personnel, airport employees and travellers face when animals with unrecognized zoonotic
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Dogs on the move: Estimating the risk of rabies in imported dogs in the United States, 2015–2022 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-03-07 Emily G. Pieracci, Ryan Wallace, Brian Maskery, Colleen Brouillette, Clive Brown, Heesoo Joo
BackgroundDog‐mediated rabies virus variant (DMRVV), a zoonotic pathogen that causes a deadly disease in animals and humans, is present in more than 100 countries worldwide but has been eliminated from the United States since 2007. In the United States, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recorded four instances of rabies in dogs imported from DMRVV‐enzootic countries since 2015
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Environmental and sociodemographic factors associated with zoonotic pathogen occurrence in Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from Windsor, Ontario Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Sarah J. Robinson, David L. Pearl, Chelsea G. Himsworth, J. Scott Weese, L. Robbin Lindsay, Antonia Dibernardo, Chris Huynh, Janet E. Hill, Champika Fernando, Claire M. Jardine
AimsRat‐associated zoonotic pathogen transmission at the human–wildlife interface is a public health concern in urban environments where Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) thrive on abundant anthropogenic resources and live in close contact with humans and other animal species. To identify potential factors influencing zoonotic pathogen occurrence in rats, we investigated associations between environmental
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Discrepancy between IDSA and ESGBOR in Lyme disease: Individual participant meta‐analysis in Türkiye Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Abdullah Burak Yıldız, Ecesu Çetin, Fatihan Pınarlık, Şiran Keske, Füsun Can, Önder Ergönül
BackgroundThe evidence on the prevalence of Lyme borreliosis (LB) is limited, but there is a suspicion of overdiagnosis of LB in recent years. We reviewed the LB diagnosis and treatment‐related data in Türkiye, based on the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) 2020 and European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group for Lyme Borreliosis (ESGBOR) 2018 guidelines
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Responding to outbreaks of illness linked to unpasteurized milk: A needs assessment of state health and agriculture departments Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Michael Ablan, Michelle Canning, Lia Koski, Lisa Landsman, G. Sean Stapleton, Megin Nichols, Misha Robyn
AimsConsumption of unpasteurized milk can result in severe illness or death. In the United States, the number of people who regularly consume unpasteurized milk is relatively low, but outbreaks resulting from unpasteurized milk outnumber outbreaks linked to pasteurized milk. The sale of unpasteurized milk for human consumption through interstate commerce is prohibited at the federal level, but laws
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Spatial and temporal patterns of haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) and the impact of environmental drivers in a border area of the Russian Far East Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Natalia Shartova, Fedor Korennoy, Svetlana Zelikhina, Varvara Mironova, Li Wang, Svetlana Malkhazova
AimsHaemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) is a significant zoonotic disease transmitted by rodents. The distribution of HFRS in the European part of Russia has been studied quite well; however, much less is known about the endemic area in the Russian Far East. The mutual influence of the epidemic situation in the border regions and the possibility of cross‐border transmission of infection remain
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Are all avian influenza outbreaks in poultry the same? The predicted impact of poultry species and virus subtype Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-16 Carsten Kirkeby, Anette Boklund, Lars Erik Larsen, Michael P. Ward
Outbreaks of avian influenza in poultry farms are currently increasing in frequency, with devastating consequences for animal welfare, farmers and supply chains. Some studies have documented the direct spread of the avian influenza virus between farms. Prevention of spread between farms relies on biosecurity surveillance and control measures. However, the evolution of an outbreak on a farm might vary
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The perfect storm: Cutaneous leishmaniasis in troops deployed in the Atlantic forest of Argentina Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-02-09 Daniela Lamattina, Esteban Manuel Couto, Sofía Lorian Moya, Magalí Gabriela Giuliani, Micaela Cortés, María Victoria Vadell, Oscar Daniel Salomón
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) is the most prevalent form of leishmaniasis, associated with an ulcerative and stigmatizing mucocutaneous pathology. This study assessed the incidence of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in members of the Argentine Army who were exposed to sandfly bites in Iguazú National Park (INP), northeastern Argentina, during an outbreak of ACL in 2019, and the presence
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Spatial epidemiology of human anthrax in Son La province, Vietnam, 2003–2022 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-28 Tan Luong, Tien Dung Nguyen, Van Truong Lu, Morgan C. Metrailer, Van Khang Pham, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Thanh Hai Pham, Thanh Long Pham, Quang Thai Pham, Jason K. Blackburn
Anthrax is reported with frequency but poorly understood in Southeast Asian countries including Vietnam. In Vietnam, anthrax surveillance is national. However, case detection, prevention, and control are implemented locally at the provincial level. Here, we describe the epidemiological characteristics, identify spatial clusters of human anthrax, and compare the variation in livestock anthrax vaccine
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Improving occupational health surveillance for enteric infections Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Alice E. White, Rachel H. Jervis, Elisha Wilson, Elaine Scallan Walter
Enteric pathogens with a livestock reservoir pose a unique risk to people in occupations with regular contact with animals. However, public health surveillance of occupational exposures is inadequate, with surveillance for occupation typically focusing on the risk of transmission and the need for worker exclusion, rather than workplace exposures. To improve surveillance for occupational zoonoses, the
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Influenza A virus antibodies in dogs, hunting dogs, and backyard pigs in Campeche, Mexico Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-09 Brenda Aline Maya-Badillo, Guillermo Orta-Pineda, Diego Zavala-Vasco, Karen Elizabeth Rivera-Rosas, Adrián Uribe-Jacinto, René Segura-Velásquez, Gerardo Suzán, José Iván Sánchez-Betancourt
This study aimed to identify exposure to human, swine, and avian influenza A virus subtypes in rural companion and hunting dogs, backyard pigs, and feral pigs.
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Bayesian evaluation of meat juice ELISA for detecting Salmonella in slaughtered pigs without specifying a cut-off Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 Mark Arnold, Richard Piers Smith, Francesca Martelli, Robert Davies
Consumption of pork and pork products is a major source of human infection with Salmonella. Salmonella is typically subclinical in pigs, making it difficult to identify infected pigs. Therefore, effective surveillance of Salmonella in pigs critically relies on good knowledge on how well the diagnostic tests used perform. A test that has been used in several countries for Salmonella monitoring is serological
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Intention to vaccinate for Lyme disease using the Health Belief Model Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2024-01-04 James H. Stark, Brandon McFadden, Niyati Patel, Patrick H. Kelly, L. Hannah Gould, Jason Riis
Lyme disease (LD) cases in the United States are estimated to be approaching 500,000 annually. Protective measures, such as repellent use and wearing protective clothing are recommended by public health officials. However, no protective measure has been proven to be consistently effective, partly because they require consistent and persistent behaviour change. While safe and effective vaccines are
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Serotype and anti-microbial resistance trends among bovine Salmonella isolates from samples submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory in central New York, 2007–2021 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-29 Maya J. Craig, Kevin J. Cummings, Melissa S. Aprea, Rebecca J. Franklin-Guild, Craig Altier
Salmonella enterica is a leading cause of acute enteritis in people, and dairy cattle are an important reservoir of this pathogen. The objective of this study was to analyse serotype and anti-microbial resistance trends of Salmonella isolated from dairy cattle in the United States between 2007 and 2021.
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Potential for emergence of Japanese encephalitis in the European Union Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Céline M. Gossner, Sofie Dhollander, Lance D. Presser, Oliver Briet, Tamas Bakonyi, Francis Schaffner, Jordi Figuerola
No autochthonous human cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) have been reported to date in the European Union (EU). In this study, we assess the likelihood of Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) introduction and transmission within the EU and propose outbreak response measures.
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Evolution of influenza A viruses in exhibition swine and transmission to humans, 2013–2015 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Christine M. Szablewski, Dillon S. McBride, Susan C. Trock, Gregory G. Habing, Armando E. Hoet, Sarah W. Nelson, Jacqueline M. Nolting, Andrew S. Bowman
Swine are a mixing vessel for the emergence of novel reassortant influenza A viruses (IAV). Interspecies transmission of swine-origin IAV poses a public health and pandemic risk. In the United States, the majority of zoonotic IAV transmission events have occurred in association with swine exposure at agricultural fairs. Accordingly, this human-animal interface necessitates mitigation strategies informed
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Long-term trends and spatial patterns of West Nile Virus emergence in California, 2004–2021 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-18 Brett R. Bayles, Michaela F. George, Rebecca C. Christofferson
West Nile Virus (WNV) has remained a persistent source of vector-borne disease risk in California since first being identified in the state in 2003. The geographic distribution of WNV activity is relatively widespread, but varies considerably across different regions within the state. Spatial variation in human WNV infection depends upon social-ecological factors that influence mosquito populations
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Entomological, parasitological and molecular investigations in a new focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in Youssoufia region, Morocco Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-17 Mounia Amane, Sara El Mazini, Mohamed Echchakery, Mohamed Hafidi, Meryem Lemrani, Samia Boussaa
Leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical infection caused by Leishmania parasite that affect human and animal. In Morocco, the cutaneous leishmaniasis has spread substantially to the new areas. The surveillance limited to active foci may underestimate the occurrence of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). This study aims to investigate the local transmission of CL in rural districts of Youssoufia province, central
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New insight into genetic diversity of zoonotic-potential Ancylostoma ceylanicum in stray cats living in Bangkok, Thailand, based on deep amplicon sequencing Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Wanarit Jitsamai, Patchana Kamkong, Rebecca J. Traub, Piyanan Taweethavonsawat
This study aimed to characterize feline hookworms from stray cats living in Bangkok.
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New records of Rhipicephalus linnaei infected by Rickettsia massiliae from Central Mexico Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 José Francisco Nieto-Cabrales, Beatriz Salceda-Sánchez, Héctor M. Zazueta-Islas, Marlene Solís-Cortés, Magaly Guadalupe Landa-Flores, Juan Carlos del Mazo-López, Laura Valtierra-Alzaga, Juan J. Soto-Gutiérrez, Heron Huerta-Jimenez, Ingeborg Becker, Jorge J. Rodríguez-Rojas, Sokani Sánchez-Montes
On the American continent, Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. comprises two species: Rhipicephalus linnaei and R. sanguineus s.s. Each species has been identified as a potential vector of at least one of five species of pathogenic bacteria of the genus Rickettsia. In particular, Rickettsia massiliae is one of three species with the greatest importance in public health at the continental level. In Mexico
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Do birds play a role in the transmission of Toscana virus? Initial isolation results from birds in northernmost Türkiye Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-12-01 Sabri Hacioglu, Aykut Ozkul
Recent research has prioritized emerging and re-emerging diseases that affect human and animal health, particularly to describe how these diseases enter countries and determine their transmission cycles. Given that migratory birds play a significant role in spreading infections, the present study analysed their migration paths and specimens to investigate Orthoflavivirus, Orthonairovirus, Alphavirus
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Responding to avian influenza A H5N1 detection on a hospital property in Maine—An interdisciplinary approach Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Anna Krueger, Devin J. F. Myles, Carrie P. Rice, Tegwin K. Taylor, Carolyn Hurwitz, Jesse Morris, Sara Robinson
The risk of infection with avian influenza A viruses currently circulating in wild and domestic birds in the Americas is considered low for the general public; however, detections in humans have been reported and warning signs of increased zoonotic potential have been identified. In December 2022, two Canada geese residing on the grounds of an urban hospital in Maine tested positive for influenza A
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Detection of zoonotic enteropathogens in captive large felids in Italy Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Elisa Rampacci, Manuela Diaferia, Livia Lucentini, Leonardo Brustenga, Michele Capasso, Stefano Girardi, Ilaria Gizzi, Sara Primavilla, Fabrizia Veronesi, Fabrizio Passamonti
Within the One Health paradigm, infectious disease surveillance have been developed for domestic and wild animals, leaving the role of captive non-domestic populations, especially felids in zoos and circuses, less explored. This study addresses the proximity of these captive animals to urban areas, necessitating focused monitoring for potential zoonotic enteropathogens. The present work aimed to investigate
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Serosurveillance of Trichinella sp. in wild boar and Iberian domestic suids in Mediterranean ecosystems of southwestern Spain Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-27 Leandro Buffoni, David Cano-Terriza, Débora Jiménez-Martín, Saúl Jiménez-Ruiz, Álvaro Martínez-Moreno, Francisco Javier Martínez-Moreno, Rafael Zafra, Raúl Pérez-Caballero, María Ángeles Risalde, Félix Gómez-Guillamón, Ignacio García-Bocanegra
A cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Trichinella spp. exposure in wild boar and Iberian domestic pigs from Mediterranean ecosystems of southwestern Spain.
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Temporal, spatial and space–time distribution of infections caused by five major enteric pathogens, Ontario, Canada, 2010–2017 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-21 Patience John, Csaba Varga, Martin Cooke, Shannon E. Majowicz
In Canada, enteric diseases pose substantial health and economic burdens. The distribution of these diseases is uneven across both geography and time and understanding these patterns is therefore important for the prevention of future outbreaks. We evaluated temporal, spatial and space–time clustering of laboratory-confirmed cases of Campylobacter spp. (n = 28,728), non-typhoidal Salmonella spp. (n = 22
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Spatio-temporal dynamics of visceral leishmaniasis in Brazil: A nonlinear regression analysis Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Fábio Raphael Pascoti Bruhn, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, David Soeiro Barbosa, Daniel Cardoso Portela Câmara, Taynãna César Simões, Lia Puppim Buzanovsky, Anna Gabryela Sousa Duarte, Saulo Nascimento de Melo, Diogo Tavares Cardoso, Lucas Edel Donato, Ana Nilce Silveira Maia-Elkhoury, Vinícius Silva Belo
This study describes the spatio-temporal dynamics of new visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases notified in Brazil between 2001 and 2020.
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Bayesian true prevalence estimation of brucellosis in sheep, goats, cattle and camels in southeast regions of Iran Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-17 Eleftherios Meletis, Ehsanollah Sakhaee, Polychronis Kostoulas
Brucellosis is worldwide one of the most prevalent zoonotic diseases with serious public health hazard affecting domestic livestock and causing economic losses. Objective of this study is to estimate the true prevalence of brucellosis in livestock, specifically cattle, sheep, goats and camels, using a novel Bayesian latent class model, adjusting for the imperfect sensitivity and specificity of the
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Zoonotic transmission of diphtheria toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Adeline Hillan, Tristan Gibbs, Graham Weaire-Buchanan, Tracy Brown, Stanley Pang, Suzanne P. McEvoy, Erica Parker
Diphtheria caused by toxin-producing Corynebacterium ulcerans is a re-emerging human disease that can cause local and systemic sequelae. In Australia, toxigenic diphtheria is a rare notifiable communicable disease, due to high-vaccination coverage. The public health management of cutaneous cases of toxigenic C. ulcerans varies between jurisdictions, as opposed to the more uniform public health response
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Historical associations and spatiotemporal changes of pathogen presence in ticks in Canada: A systematic review Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-13 Kirsten E. Crandall, Virginie Millien, Jeremy T. Kerr
Starting in the early 20th century, ticks and their pathogens have been detected during surveillance efforts in Canada. Since then, the geographic spread of tick vectors and tick-borne pathogens has steadily increased in Canada with the establishment of tick and host populations. Sentinel surveillance in Canada primarily focuses on Ixodes scapularis, which is the main vector of Borrelia burgdorferi
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Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with Toxoplasma gondii in pigs in Haryana, India Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Pallavi Moudgil, Sakshi Pandita, Ramesh Kumar, Vipin Khasa, Spandan Shashwat Dash, Yogesh C. Bangar, Naresh Jindal
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common food-borne parasitic zoonosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite. A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii and associated risk factors in pigs in Haryana, India.
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Prospects for dog rabies elimination in Nigeria by 2030 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Ahmed Tijani Abubakar, Ahmad Ibrahim Al-Mustapha, Muftau Oyewo, Ahmed Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abdulrahim, Jimoh Muhammad Yakub, Nusirat Elelu, Patrick Nguku, Muhammad Shakir Balogun, Emmanuel Jolaoluwa Awosanya, Grace Sabo Nok Kia, Jacob K. P. Kwaga, Ihekerenma Okoli, Muhammad Bashir Bolajoko, Yewande Alimi, Celine Mbilo, Laurent Dacheux
The attainment of the global target of zero dog-mediated human rabies by 2030 depends on functional rabies programmes. Nigeria, a rabies-endemic country, and the most populous country in Africa has a very poor rabies control strategy with a score of 1.5 out of 5 based on the Stepwise Approach towards Rabies Elimination (SARE). In this article, we report a scoping review that we conducted to highlight
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Pastern dermatitis outbreak associated with toxigenic and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans at a horse stable in Finland, 2021 Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-05 Thomas Sven Christer Grönthal, Anna Karoliina Lehto, Sanna Sofia Aarnio, Eva Katarina Eskola, Elina Marjaana Aimo-Koivisto, Teemu Karlsson, Heli Irmeli Koskinen, Alex-Mikael Barkoff, Qiushui He, Taru Lienemann, Ruska Rimhanen-Finne, Anna Mykkänen
Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans, when producing toxin, are the cause of diphtheria, a potentially life-threatening illness in humans. Horses (Equus ferus caballus) are known to be susceptible to infection that may manifest clinically on rare occasions. In late 2021 and early 2022, specimens from five horses suffering from pastern dermatitis were cultured at the Laboratory of
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Acute human leptospirosis in a Caribbean region of Colombia: From classic to emerging risk factors Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-04 Virginia Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Ana Castro-Cordero, Alfonso Calderón-Rangel, Eidy Martínez-Ibarra, Maria Yasnot, Piedad Agudelo-Flórez, Fernando P. Monroy
Leptospirosis is a zoonosis of worldwide incidence, with a broad spectrum of health risk factors.
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Disability-adjusted life years due to leptospirosis in Monaragala District of Sri Lanka Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-11-02 A. M. U. P. Kumari, J. Vidanapathirana, J. Amarasekara, L. Karunanayake
Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection with significant morbidity and mortality. As an occupational disease, it has become a global concern due to its disease burden in endemic countries and rural areas. The aim of this study was to assess disease burden in terms of Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of leptospirosis.A hospital-based descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted using 450 clinically
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Antimicrobial resistance in Escherichia coli isolated from pigs and associations with aggregated antimicrobial usage in Ireland: A herd-level exploration Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-29 Andrew W. Byrne, Caroline Garvan, Julie Bolton, Amalia Naranjo-Lucena, Gillian Madigan, Máire McElroy, Rosemarie Slowey
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is of significant global concern and is a major One Health issue. There is evidence to suggest that increased antimicrobial usage (AMU) can be associated with AMR patterns, and therefore, there have been efforts to reduce AMU in anticipation of reducing AMR emergence risk. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there were any associations between AMU and AMR
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Antibiotic resistance through the lens of One Health: A study from an urban and a rural area in Sri Lanka Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-25 Yasodhara Deepachandi Gunasekara, Sanda Arunika Kottawatta, Thilini Nisansala, Isuru Jayamina Bandara Wijewickrama, Yasodha I. Basnayake, Ayona Silva-Fletcher, Ruwani Sagarika Kalupahana
This study aimed to investigate and compare the proportion of AMR Escherichia coli (E. coli) between urban (Dompe in the Western province) and rural (Dambana in the Sabaragamuwa province) areas in Sri Lanka. The overall hypothesis of the study is that there is a difference in the proportion of AMR E. coli between the urban and the rural areas. Faecal samples were collected from healthy humans (n = 109)
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Serological exposure to influenza A in cats from an area with wild birds positive for avian influenza Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-23 Sergio Villanueva-Saz, Mariví Martínez, Pablo Rueda, María Dolores Pérez, Delia Lacasta, Diana Marteles, Héctor Ruíz, Ana Gonzalez, María Teresa Verde, Julián Pardo, Maykel Arias, Natacha Peña-Fresneda, Antonio Fernández, Michele Trotta
Influenza A is an emerging zoonotic virus with worldwide distribution. To our knowledge, no studies have been conducted to assess influenza A exposure in stray cats in regions with positive cases of wild birds. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of anti-influenza A antibodies in feral cats from a region in Spain with cases of positive wild birds. A cross-sectional study of stray cats
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Prevalence of hepatitis E virus genotype 4 of probable human origin in Tibetan pigs from the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Xin Song, Jinbo Wu, Kelei Zhou, Zhaohui Zhang, Cheng Tang, Bin Zhang
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. In 2018–2022, we investigated the presence of HEV RNA in 1233 stool samples collected in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, including humans (16), Tibetan pigs (624), yaks (312), sheep (267), and dogs (14). HEV RNA was only detected in Tibetan pig faecal samples (18.27%, 114/624). To perform molecular characterization of
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A survey of antimicrobial use practices on veal farms in the United States Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Ting-Yu Cheng, Jessica A. Pempek, Samantha R. Locke, Margaret A. Masterson, Gregory G. Habing
Neonatal veal calves are highly susceptible to bacterial diseases. Occasional sub-optimal early-life care and long-distance transportation result in high disease burden and antimicrobial treatment incidence. Nonetheless, judicious use of antimicrobials is necessary to mitigate the animal and human health impacts of antimicrobial resistance. The objective of this cross-sectional study was to use a clinical
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Socio-environmental factors associated with the occurrence of triatomines (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in an endemic municipality in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-04 Thainara da Silva Gonçalves, Renata Luiz Ursine, Miriam Cardozo, Rosanna Lorrane Francisco dos Reis Matos, Rita de Cássia Moreira de Souza, Liléia Gonçalves Diotaiuti, David Eladio Gorla, Sílvio Fernando Guimarães de Carvalho, Thallyta Maria Vieira
Triatomines are the vectors of Trypanosoma cruzi, the etiological agent of Chagas disease. The study aimed to evaluate the association between sociodemographic and environmental factors, and changes in land use and cover, with the occurrence and abundance of triatomines by census sectors in an endemic municipality of northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. The study was conducted in Montes Claros, located in
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Molecular detection of Bartonella quintana, Acinetobacter baumannii and Acinetobacter haemolyticus in Pediculus humanus lice in Nigeria, West Africa Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-10-03 Joshua Kamani, Yaarit Nachum-Biala, Laminu Bukar, Mike Shand, Shimon Harrus
The human lice Pediculus humanus is distributed worldwide but, it thrives and flourishes under conflict situations where people are forced to live in crowded unhygienic conditions. Molecular methods were used to identify and screen human lice for the DNA of pathogens of public health importance in an area that has been under insurgency related to religious and political conflicts with tens of thousands
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Filling the gaps in the Argentinian distribution of orthohantavirus: First finding of Lechiguanas virus in rodents from Corrientes, Argentina Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Isabel E. Gómez Villafañe, Carla M. Bellomo, Malena Rospide, Paula Blanco, Rocío Coelho, Daniel O. Alonso, Diana Arnica, Julián Sanchez Loria, Iara Figini, Josefina Campos, Valeria P. Martínez, María Marcela Orozco
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by orthohantaviruses in the Americas. In Argentina, since 1995, several reservoirs and virus variants have been described, but the northeastern and central endemic zones in the country include an area without human or rodent infections, despite sharing rodent species with areas with that disease. The aim of this study was
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Multistate outbreak of turtle-associated salmonellosis highlights ongoing challenges with the illegal sale and distribution of small turtles Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Kaylea Nemechek, G. Sean Stapleton, Michelle A. Waltenburg, Mabel S. F. Low, Lauren Gollarza, Jennifer Adams, Vi Peralta, Karen Lopez, Atisha Morrison, Hannah Schnitzler, Kelly E. Kline, Shannon McGinnis, Megin Nichols
The sale and distribution of small turtles (shell length <4 inches) as pets has been banned in the United States since 1975 because of the risk of Salmonella transmission, especially to children. Despite this 48-year-old ban, salmonellosis outbreaks continue to be linked to contact with small turtles. During investigations of turtle-associated outbreaks, information regarding the turtle farm of origin
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First report of an outbreak of “Q” fever IN an abattoir from Argentina Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-09-25 Natalia Marina Cardillo, Reginaldo Bastos, Araceli García, Rosendo Pérez, Ezequiel García, Susana Lloveras, Carlos Suarez
In late October 2021, one of the veterinarians and the occupational physician of a bovine and swine abattoir from Entre Ríos Province, Argentina were alerted about workers with atypical pneumonia symptoms, raising suspicious of a possible Q fever outbreak. An outbreak epidemiological investigation was carried out. Analysis was based on the description of the study population, according to gender, age
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Salmonella assessment along the Spanish food chain: Likelihood of Salmonella occurrence in poultry and pig products is maintained across the food chain stages Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Antonio Rodríguez, Carlos Sacristán, Irene Iglesias, Ana de la Torre
Salmonellosis is one of the most important foodborne diseases worldwide, including the European Union. Despite the One Health approach measures for risk assessment and risk management implemented by the European Union, the occurrence of disease and disease outbreaks remains high (e.g. 694 outbreaks were reported in 2020), highlighting the need of new assessment methods. Herein we applied machine learning
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Investigating the association between socioeconomic and agricultural risk factors and the incidence of Salmonella Heidelberg and Salmonella Typhimurium in Ontario in 2015: A multi-level ecological approach Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Katherine Paphitis, David L. Pearl, Olaf Berke, Lise Trotz-Williams
The incidence of salmonellosis, and other enteric zoonotic diseases, has been associated with various food and environmental exposures and socioeconomic factors. Increasingly, there is interest in exploring differences among serotypes of Salmonella to better inform public health prevention efforts. Consequently, we investigated whether rates of Salmonella Heidelberg and Typhimurium in Ontario communities
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Ciprofloxacin-resistant ST198 Salmonella Kentucky in a hospitalized American black bear (Ursus americanus), with evidence of subsequent nosocomial transmission Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-18 Kevin J. Cummings, Julie D. Siler, Laura B. Goodman, Sara E. Childs-Sanford
Global emergence of ciprofloxacin-resistant ST198 Salmonella Kentucky poses an important public health threat. While conducting Salmonella surveillance among wildlife patients admitted to our veterinary medical teaching hospital in central New York, we isolated multidrug-resistant (MDR) ST198 Salmonella Kentucky from an American black bear (Ursus americanus) in September 2020. The isolate was phenotypically
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Demographic patterns in Lyme borreliosis seasonality over 25 years Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-17 Asena Goren, Atle Mysterud, Solveig Jore, Hildegunn Viljugrein, Haakon Bakka, Yngvild Vindenes
Lyme borreliosis, the most common vector-borne disease in Europe and North America, is attracting growing concern due to its expanding geographic range. The growth in incidence and geographic spread is largely attributed to climate and land-use changes that support the tick vector and thereby increase disease risk. Despite a wide range of symptoms displayed by Lyme borreliosis patients, the demographic
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Zoonosis and xenozoonosis in xenotransplantation: A proposal for a new classification Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-11 Joachim Denner
CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT The author has no conflict of interest to declare.
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Rats as sources of multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae in animal production environments Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Johana Elizabeth Dominguez, Lovera Rosario, Sánchez Juliana, Leandro Martin Redondo, Pablo Anibal Chacana, Cavia Regino, Mariano Enrique Fernández Miyakawa
Rattus norvegicus and Rattus rattus are commensal pest rodents, considered reservoirs and vectors of zoonotic pathogens. In livestock farms, the wide use of antimicrobials and their release into the environment lead to high long-term residual concentrations, which may in turn lead to the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Farm environments serve as AMR sources, resulting in the transmission
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A cross-sectional study of Angiostrongylus malaysiensis in rats and gastropod hosts from recreational parks in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Detection, risk factors and pathology Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-07-04 Suey Yee Low, Seng Fong Lau, Nur Indah Ahmad, Reuben Sunil Kumar Sharma, Muhammad Zahin Rosli, Farah Shafawati Mohd-Taib, Mohd Mokrish Md. Ajat, Juriah Kamaludeen, Sharifah Salmah Syed Hussain, Kiew-Lian Wan, Annas Salleh, Nor Azlina Abdul Aziz
Angiostrongylus malaysiensis is a potential zoonotic parasite, which reported to co-occur with A. cantonensis in human cerebrospinal fluid. It is a heteroxenous nematode that primarily develops through the early larval stages in gastropods and attains sexual maturity within rats. This study was conducted to determine the host species responsible for the reservoir of A. malaysiensis and investigate
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An unusual identification of Rickettsia parkeri in synanthropic rodents and domiciliated dogs of a rural community from Yucatán, Mexico Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Abigail Arroyo-Ramírez, César Lugo-Caballero, J. Alonso Panti-May, Enrique Reyes-Novelo, Roger I. Rodríguez-Vivas, Henry Noh-Pech, Alejandro Suárez-Galaz, Tana Osorio-Primo, Fernando I. Puerto, Karla Dzul-Rosado, Marco Torres-Castro
Rickettsia parkeri belongs to the spotted fever group (SFG) of the Rickettsia genus. This bacterium causes mild rickettsiosis in humans and is mainly transmitted by Amblyomma ticks. Its medical importance is emerging in the Americas, including Mexico. Synanthropic rodents and domiciled dogs participate as accidental hosts in epidemiological cycles of Rickettsia of the SFG. The aim is to report the
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Prevalence of antibodies to Toxocara canis and its associated risk factors in socio-economically deprived nomadic communities of Pakistan Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-28 Mian Muhammad Awais, Seemab Zahoor, Masood Akhtar, Muhammad Irfan Anwar, Abdul Sammad Ali Khan Shirwany, Muhammad Amjad Ali, Muhammad Sibtain Bhatti, Abdul Razzaq
Toxocariasis is an important zoonotic disease caused by Toxocara (T.) canis with considerably higher prevalence in developing countries. The data on its epidemiology, especially in socioeconomically deprived nomadic communities, are scarce in Pakistan. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the prevalence of anti-T. canis antibodies and its associated risk factors in nomadic communities located
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Zoonotic Cryptosporidium meleagridis in urban invasive monk parakeets Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Cristóbal Briceño, Daniela Marcone, Matilde Larraechea, Héctor Hidalgo, Fernando Fredes, Galia Ramírez-Toloza, Gonzalo Cabrera
Zoonotic Cryptosporidium meleagridis was identified in invasive monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) from Santiago metropolis in Chile. Oocysts were isolated from nestlings' faeces, and a fragment of 18S ribosomal RNA gene was amplified and sequenced. This finding emphasizes the importance of permanent pathogen monitoring in synanthropic species with wide global distribution.
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Sand fly bionomics, geospatial investigation and risk factors associated with cutaneous leishmaniasis in district Mardan, Pakistan Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Khurshaid Khan, Mehreen Qadeer
The present investigation was designed in response to the 2019 outbreak of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) in 34 villages of district Mardan, Pakistan. Sand flies were collected to study their bionomics, breeding sites, and seasonal prevalence from July to September 2019. In 2020, we acquired and digitized data on CL patients in the region to assess the possible spread of the disease to new foci. In the
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Morphology does not allow differentiating the species of the Phlebotomus perniciosus complex: Molecular characterization and investigation of their natural infection by Leishmania infantum in Morocco Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Patricia Gijón-Robles, Magdalena Gómez-Mateos, Evaristo Corpas-López, Naima Abattouy, Gemma Merino-Espinosa, Francisco Morillas-Márquez, Victoriano Corpas-López, Victoriano Díaz-Sáez, Myriam Riyad, Joaquina Martín-Sánchez
Morphological and DNA-based complemented approaches were applied for characterization of sympatric populations of Phlebotomus longicuspis and Phlebotomus perniciosus in Morocco. Both sand fly species are generally recorded in sympatry in North Africa but on few occasions have been molecularly characterized. The diagnostic confusion of these species has led to errors in their geographical distribution
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UK-wide risk factor study of broiler carcases highly contaminated with Campylobacter Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-19 R. P. Smith, J. Lawes, R. H. Davies, M. L. Hutchison, A. Vidal, D. Gilson, J. Rodgers
Campylobacter is a major cause of food poisoning and is typically the most common cause of gastroenteritis in the UK. Data collected at broiler farm and abattoir level, for slaughter batches that were sampled for UK-wide monitoring, were used to generate two epidemiological risk factor models. A total of 483 batches slaughtered between January 2016 and March 2017 were used in the analysis, coming from
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Occurrence and antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella species and potentially pathogenic Escherichia coli in free-living seals of Canadian Atlantic and eastern Arctic waters Zoonoses Public Health (IF 2.4) Pub Date : 2023-06-14 Matthew E. Saab, Ghyslaine Vanier, Enooyaq Sudlovenick, Ashley Lora Powell, James Simonee, Gabriel Desmarais, Catherine Anne Muckle, John Morris Fairbrother, Pierre-Yves Daoust
Seal populations in Canadian waters provide sustenance to coastal communities. There is potential for pathogenic and/or antimicrobial-resistant bacteria to transfer to humans through inadvertent faecal contamination of seal products. The objective of this study was to investigate the occurrence and potential antimicrobial resistance of Salmonella spp., Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes in