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Serosurvey of Roe Deer, Chamois and Domestic Sheep in the Central Italian Alps

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), chamois (Rupicapra rupricapra rupicapra), and domestic sheep in the Orobie Alps, Italy, were serologically tested for antibodies to selected pathogens that may be transmitted across species. Antibodies against Brucella spp. and bovine herpesvirus 1 (roe deer and chamois only) were not detected in any species. In roe deer, antibodies were detected against Toxoplasma gondii (13%) and Neospora caninum (3%). Chamois tested positive for antibodies to T. gondii (5%), N. caninum (21%), bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) (41%), bovine parainfluenza type-3 virus (17%), pestiviruses (18%), and Mycoplasma conjunctivae (17%). In the sheep, particularly high antibody prevalence rates were found for T. gondii (78%), Chlamydophila spp. (20%), pestiviruses (90%), BRSV (82%), and M. conjunctivae (81%).

Source: Journal of Wildlife Diseases

DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.685

Authors: Alessandra Gaffuri, Marco Giacometti, Vito Massimo Tranquillo, Simone Magnino, Paolo Cordioli, Paolo Lanfranchi

Institutions: Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e dell'Emilia Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", Laboratoire de pharmacologie et de toxicologie neurocardiovasculaire, University of Milan

Language: English

Topic: Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: bronze

Funder: Università degli Studi di Milano