Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy
<i>Salmonella</i> is a pathogen of considerable health concern, given its zoonotic potential, and, in Italy, is the most frequently reported causative agent for foodborne outbreaks. Wild animals and in particular wild carnivores may be carriers of different <i>Salmonella enterica&l...
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| author | Lorenzo Gambi Valentina Ravaioli Rachele Rossini Vito Tranquillo Andrea Boscarino Sara Mattei Mario D’incau Giovanni Tosi Laura Fiorentini Alessandra Di Donato |
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| description | <i>Salmonella</i> is a pathogen of considerable health concern, given its zoonotic potential, and, in Italy, is the most frequently reported causative agent for foodborne outbreaks. Wild animals and in particular wild carnivores may be carriers of different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> subspecies and serotypes. Given their potential role as reservoirs, surveillance activities are necessary. This study aims to investigate the presence of different <i>Salmonella</i> subspecies and serotypes in wild carnivores in the Emilia-Romagna Region. A total of 718 fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>), 182 badger (<i>Meles meles</i>) and 27 wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) carcasses, submitted between 2016–2022, were included for the present work. Gender and age data were collected along with geographical coordinates of carcass’ discovery site. Contents of the large intestine were sampled and cultured according to ISO 6579-1 and both serogroup and serotype identification were performed according to ISO/TR 6579-3:2014. <i>Salmonella</i> was retrieved from 42 foxes (6%), 21 badgers (12%) and 3 wolves (12%), respectively. Isolated <i>Salmonella enterica</i> strains belonged to 4 different subspecies and 25 different serotypes. S. veneziana and S. typhimurium were the most frequent serotypes found (11/67 and 10/67, respectively). In conclusion, zoonotic serotypes were found in all these species of wildlife, thus confirming their potential role in the ecology of <i>Salmonella</i> spp. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3b42cc5e0e04804b0b64267cb10a5b02023-11-24T10:25:58ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152022-11-011223336810.3390/ani12233368Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, ItalyLorenzo Gambi0Valentina Ravaioli1Rachele Rossini2Vito Tranquillo3Andrea Boscarino4Sara Mattei5Mario D’incau6Giovanni Tosi7Laura Fiorentini8Alessandra Di Donato9Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 47122 Forlì, ItalyPublic Health Unit of Cesena, U.O.D. Sanità Animale, 47521 Cesena, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 47122 Forlì, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 25124 Brescia, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 47122 Forlì, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 47122 Forlì, ItalyIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Della Lombardia e dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER), 47122 Forlì, Italy<i>Salmonella</i> is a pathogen of considerable health concern, given its zoonotic potential, and, in Italy, is the most frequently reported causative agent for foodborne outbreaks. Wild animals and in particular wild carnivores may be carriers of different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> subspecies and serotypes. Given their potential role as reservoirs, surveillance activities are necessary. This study aims to investigate the presence of different <i>Salmonella</i> subspecies and serotypes in wild carnivores in the Emilia-Romagna Region. A total of 718 fox (<i>Vulpes vulpes</i>), 182 badger (<i>Meles meles</i>) and 27 wolf (<i>Canis lupus</i>) carcasses, submitted between 2016–2022, were included for the present work. Gender and age data were collected along with geographical coordinates of carcass’ discovery site. Contents of the large intestine were sampled and cultured according to ISO 6579-1 and both serogroup and serotype identification were performed according to ISO/TR 6579-3:2014. <i>Salmonella</i> was retrieved from 42 foxes (6%), 21 badgers (12%) and 3 wolves (12%), respectively. Isolated <i>Salmonella enterica</i> strains belonged to 4 different subspecies and 25 different serotypes. S. veneziana and S. typhimurium were the most frequent serotypes found (11/67 and 10/67, respectively). In conclusion, zoonotic serotypes were found in all these species of wildlife, thus confirming their potential role in the ecology of <i>Salmonella</i> spp.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3368<i>Salmonella</i> spp.wild carnivoresbadgerred foxwolf |
| spellingShingle | Lorenzo Gambi Valentina Ravaioli Rachele Rossini Vito Tranquillo Andrea Boscarino Sara Mattei Mario D’incau Giovanni Tosi Laura Fiorentini Alessandra Di Donato Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy Animals <i>Salmonella</i> spp. wild carnivores badger red fox wolf |
| title | Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy |
| title_full | Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy |
| title_short | Prevalence of Different <i>Salmonella enterica</i> Subspecies and Serotypes in Wild Carnivores in Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy |
| title_sort | prevalence of different i salmonella enterica i subspecies and serotypes in wild carnivores in emilia romagna region italy |
| topic | <i>Salmonella</i> spp. wild carnivores badger red fox wolf |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/12/23/3368 |
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