Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020
In this paper, we provide an overview of the causes of death of Alpine chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) diagnosed in the national passive health surveillance of chamois in Slovenia. From 2000 to 2020, 284 free-ranging chamois provided by hunters were necropsied at the Veterinary F...
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| author | Gorazd Vengušt Urška Kuhar Klemen Jerina Tanja Švara Mitja Gombač Petra Bandelj Diana Žele Vengušt |
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| description | In this paper, we provide an overview of the causes of death of Alpine chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) diagnosed in the national passive health surveillance of chamois in Slovenia. From 2000 to 2020, 284 free-ranging chamois provided by hunters were necropsied at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Depending on the results of complete necropsy, histopathological, bacteriological, parasitological, and virological examinations, a descriptive data analysis was performed. The most common causes of death in chamois were infectious diseases (82.2%), followed by non-infectious diseases (11.8%). Of all the causes of death, parasitic infections accounted for 70.3%, trauma for 9.7%, and bacterial infections for 9.3% of all cases. Less common diseases were viral infections, neoplasms, winter starvation, and metabolic disorders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48b498d63eac4c2f9818db8aef996aba2023-11-23T07:42:38ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-04-01129111910.3390/ani12091119Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020Gorazd Vengušt0Urška Kuhar1Klemen Jerina2Tanja Švara3Mitja Gombač4Petra Bandelj5Diana Žele Vengušt6Institute of Pathology, Wild Animals, Fish and Bees, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources, Biotechnical Faculty, Večna Pot 83, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Pathology, Wild Animals, Fish and Bees, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Pathology, Wild Animals, Fish and Bees, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Microbiology and Parasitology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaInstitute of Pathology, Wild Animals, Fish and Bees, Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva 60, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaIn this paper, we provide an overview of the causes of death of Alpine chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) diagnosed in the national passive health surveillance of chamois in Slovenia. From 2000 to 2020, 284 free-ranging chamois provided by hunters were necropsied at the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Depending on the results of complete necropsy, histopathological, bacteriological, parasitological, and virological examinations, a descriptive data analysis was performed. The most common causes of death in chamois were infectious diseases (82.2%), followed by non-infectious diseases (11.8%). Of all the causes of death, parasitic infections accounted for 70.3%, trauma for 9.7%, and bacterial infections for 9.3% of all cases. Less common diseases were viral infections, neoplasms, winter starvation, and metabolic disorders.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1119disease monitoringpost-mortem examinationinfectious diseasesnon-infectious diseaseschamois |
| spellingShingle | Gorazd Vengušt Urška Kuhar Klemen Jerina Tanja Švara Mitja Gombač Petra Bandelj Diana Žele Vengušt Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 Animals disease monitoring post-mortem examination infectious diseases non-infectious diseases chamois |
| title | Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| title_full | Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| title_fullStr | Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| title_short | Passive Disease Surveillance of Alpine Chamois (<i>Rupicapra r. rupicapra</i>) in Slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| title_sort | passive disease surveillance of alpine chamois i rupicapra r rupicapra i in slovenia between 2000 and 2020 |
| topic | disease monitoring post-mortem examination infectious diseases non-infectious diseases chamois |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/9/1119 |
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