Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 10, Milan 20133, Italy.
Vet Rec. 2013 Jun 1;172(22):580. doi: 10.1136/vr.101225. Epub 2013 May 28.
An Italian epidemiological study based on the human Poison Control Centre of Milan (Centro Antiveleni di Milano (CAV)) data related to domestic animal poisoning by exposure to plants, was carried out in collaboration with the Veterinary Toxicology Section of the University of Milan. It encompasses a 12-year period, from the beginning of 2000 to the end of 2011. Calls related to toxic plants accounted for 5.7 per cent of total inquiries (2150) received by CAV. The dog was the most commonly poisoned species (61.8 per cent of calls) followed by the cat (26 per cent). Little information was recorded for other species. Most exposures (73.8 per cent) resulted in mild to moderate clinical signs. The outcome was reported in only 53.7 per cent of cases, and fatal poisoning accounted for 10.6 per cent of these cases. Glycoside, alkaloid, oxalate, toxalbumin, saponin, terpene and terpenoid-containing plants were recorded and found to be responsible for intoxication. Cycas revoluta, Euphorbia pulcherrima, Hydrangea macrophylla, Nerium oleander, Rhododendron species and Prunus species were the plants most frequently involved. Epidemiological data from this Italian survey provide useful information on animal exposure to plants and confirm the importance of plants as causative agents of animal poisoning.
意大利一项基于米兰人类中毒控制中心（Centro Antiveleni di Milano (CAV)）数据的流行病学研究与米兰大学兽医毒物学系合作开展，旨在研究与接触植物有关的家养动物中毒。该研究涵盖了 12 年的时间，从 2000 年初到 2011 年底。CAV 共接到与有毒植物有关的咨询电话 2150 个，占总咨询量的 5.7%。中毒的动物以狗（61.8%）为主，其次是猫（26%），其他动物的中毒信息记录较少。大多数中毒动物（73.8%）的临床症状为轻度至中度。仅报告了 53.7%的中毒结果，其中 10.6%为致死性中毒。记录到的有毒植物包含糖苷、生物碱、草酸盐、细胞毒素、皂素、萜类和类萜，这些植物被认为是导致动物中毒的原因。蓖麻、一品红、绣球花、夹竹桃、杜鹃和李属植物是最常导致动物中毒的植物。意大利的这项调查提供了有关动物接触植物的流行病学数据，为了解动物中毒的原因提供了有价值的信息，同时证实了植物作为动物中毒原因的重要性。
