Marenzoni Maria L, Zicavo Alessia, Veronesi Fabrizia, Morganti Giulia, Scuota Stefania, Coletti Mauro, Passamonti Fabrizio, Santoni Lorenzo, Natalilo PaoMauro, Moretta Iolanda
Dipartimento di Medicina Veterinaria, Università degli Studi di Perugia, via S. Costanzo 4, 06126 Perugia, Italy.
Vet Ital. 2015 Jul-Sep;51(3):173-8. doi: 10.12834/VetIt.7.21.3.
The rapid rise in the number of pet chelonians and their illegal trade can modify the ecology, involving exotic pets, humans, and microbiological agents. Therefore, different epidemiological situations and the related risk to introduce and spread infectious diseases, especially zoonotic agents, have to be considered. The aim of this study was to investigate the microbiological and parasitological situation in 2 chelonian facilities (a private breeding of tortoises and a shelter for turtles) collecting oral/cloacal swabs and cloacal flushes to research viruses, bacteria, and parasites. No Chelonian Herperviruses, Cryptosporidium spp., and Giardia spp. infections were found. Salmonella spp. were detected in 8% of tortoises and in 37.5% of turtles and oxyurid eggs in 23.7% of tortoises and 15% of turtles; ascarid eggs were present only in tortoises. Moreover, 6 turtles showed cutaneous lesions, where Aeromonas sobria was isolated as main pathogen. Further studies should be performed to understand the zoonotic and infectious risk in each chelonian facility and to characterize the variables that could influence the microbiological patterns.
宠物龟数量的迅速增加及其非法贸易会改变生态，涉及外来宠物、人类和微生物媒介。因此，必须考虑不同的流行病学情况以及引入和传播传染病（尤其是人畜共患病原体）的相关风险。本研究的目的是调查2个龟类养殖场所（一个私人陆龟养殖场和一个海龟收容所）的微生物和寄生虫学情况，采集口腔/泄殖腔拭子和泄殖腔冲洗液以研究病毒、细菌和寄生虫。未发现龟疱疹病毒、隐孢子虫属和贾第虫属感染。在8%的陆龟和37.5%的海龟中检测到沙门氏菌属，在23.7%的陆龟和15%的海龟中检测到尖尾线虫卵；蛔虫卵仅在陆龟中出现。此外，6只海龟出现皮肤损伤，其中温和气单胞菌被分离为主要病原体。应进一步开展研究，以了解每个龟类养殖场所的人畜共患病和感染风险，并确定可能影响微生物模式的变量。
