Dakroub Hiba, Sgroi Giovanni, D'Alessio Nicola, Russo Danilo, Serra Francesco, Veneziano Vincenzo, Rea Simona, Pucciarelli Alessia, Lucibelli Maria Gabriella, De Carlo Esterina, Fusco Giovanna, Amoroso Maria Grazia
Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation (AnEcoEvo), Department of Agriculture, University of Naples Federico II, 80055 Portici, Italy.
Department of Animal Health, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, 80055 Portici, Italy.
Pathogens. 2023 Mar 16;12(3):471. doi: 10.3390/pathogens12030471.
Systematic wildlife surveillance is important to aid the prevention of zoonotic infections that jeopardize human health and undermine biodiversity. is an opportunistic zoonotic protozoan that can infect all endothermic vertebrates, causing severe disease in immunocompromised humans and cases of congenital transmission. Humans can be infected by ingestion of raw meat containing bradyzoites or water contaminated by oocysts. In our study, we assessed the potential circulation of in wild mammals by performing surveillance in the Campania region (southern Italy) and surveyed its presence from 2020 to 2022 within the framework of the Regional Plans for Wildlife Surveillance. In detail, 211 individuals belonging to five wild mammals (wolf, fox, wild boar, badger, and roe deer) underwent necropsy and the organs were analyzed by real-time PCR for the detection of the parasite. was found in 21.8% (46/211) of the subjects examined. No statistically significant differences were noticed between the prevalence and the host's trophic level or age, rejecting the hypotheses that will have a higher prevalence in top predators and adult individuals, respectively. Our work emphasized the high circulation of in wildlife and remarked on the critical role of anthropized areas where domestic cats and wildlife may come into contact, urging a systematic surveillance.
系统的野生动物监测对于预防危害人类健康并破坏生物多样性的人畜共患感染至关重要。[某种寄生虫名称]是一种机会性人畜共患原生动物,可感染所有恒温脊椎动物,在免疫功能低下的人类中引起严重疾病,并导致先天性传播病例。人类可通过摄入含有缓殖子的生肉或被卵囊污染的水而感染。在我们的研究中,我们通过在坎帕尼亚地区(意大利南部)进行监测,评估了[某种寄生虫名称]在野生哺乳动物中的潜在传播情况,并在野生动物监测区域计划的框架内调查了其在2020年至2022年期间的存在情况。具体而言,对属于五种野生哺乳动物(狼、狐狸、野猪、獾和狍)的211只个体进行了尸检,并通过实时PCR分析器官以检测寄生虫。在所检查的对象中,21.8%(46/211)被发现感染了[某种寄生虫名称]。在患病率与宿主的营养级或年龄之间未发现统计学上的显著差异,分别否定了[某种寄生虫名称]在顶级捕食者和成年个体中患病率会更高的假设。我们的工作强调了[某种寄生虫名称]在野生动物中的高传播率,并指出了家猫和野生动物可能接触的人为区域的关键作用,敦促进行系统监测。