Kumari Priyanka, Eo Kyung Yeon, Lee Woo-Shin, Kimura Junpei, Yamamoto Naomichi
Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.
Institute of Health and Environment, Graduate School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, South Korea.
J Vet Med Sci. 2021 May 17;83(5):850-854. doi: 10.1292/jvms.20-0596. Epub 2021 Mar 26.
Leptospira, Giardia intestinalis and Toxoplasma gondii infections are reported in humans and animals worldwide, but molecular surveillance of these pathogens in Korean wildlife is still limited. Here, we examined the prevalence of these pathogens in environmental feces of Eurasian otters, leopard cats and raccoon dogs using nested PCR followed by DNA sequencing. G. intestinalis was detected in all of three animals, while T. gondii was detected only in leopard cats. Leptospira wolffii was detected in raccoon dog and Eurasian otter. Our results suggest that these animals can act as a reservoir of these zoonotic pathogens. Consistent monitoring of these pathogens in wildlife is needed to prevent from their infections in humans and livestock in Korea.
钩端螺旋体、肠道贾第虫和刚地弓形虫感染在全球范围内的人类和动物中均有报道，但韩国野生动物中这些病原体的分子监测仍然有限。在此，我们采用巢式PCR结合DNA测序技术，检测了欧亚水獭、豹猫和貉的环境粪便中这些病原体的流行情况。在所有三种动物中均检测到肠道贾第虫，而仅在豹猫中检测到刚地弓形虫。在貉和欧亚水獭中检测到沃尔夫钩端螺旋体。我们的结果表明，这些动物可能是这些人畜共患病原体的宿主。为防止韩国人和家畜感染这些病原体，需要持续监测野生动物中的这些病原体。
