Wild Small Mammals and Ticks in Zoos—Reservoir of Agents with
Zoonotic Potential?

J 2021

Wild Small Mammals and Ticks in Zoos—Reservoir of Agents with Zoonotic Potential?

PITTERMANNOVÁ, Pavlína, Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ, Petr VÁŇA, Jiřina MARKOVÁ, František TREML et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Wild Small Mammals and Ticks in Zoos—Reservoir of Agents with Zoonotic Potential?

Authors

PITTERMANNOVÁ, Pavlína (203 Czech Republic), Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr VÁŇA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiřina MARKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), František TREML (203 Czech Republic), Lenka ČERNÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Marie BUDÍKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Eva BÁRTOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, guarantor)

Edition

Pathogens, BASEL, SWITZERLAND, MDPI, 2021, 2076-0817

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10613 Zoology

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.531

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14510/21:00122465

Organization unit

Faculty of Sports Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060777

UT WoS

000666242200001

Keywords in English

Anaplasma; Borrelia; Coxiella; Francisella; Leptospira; Rickettsia

Abstract

V originále

Wild small mammals and ticks play an important role in maintaining and spreading zoonoses in nature, as well as in captive animals. The aim of this study was to monitor selected agents with zoonotic potential in their reservoirs and vectors in a zoo, and to draw attention to the risk of possible contact with these pathogens. In total, 117 wild small mammals (rodents) and 166 ticks were collected in the area of Brno Zoo. Antibodies to the bacteria Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis, and Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. were detected by a modified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 19% (19/99), 4% (4/99), and 15% (15/99) of rodents, respectively. Antibodies to Leptospira spp. bacteria were detected by the microscopic agglutination test in 6% (4/63) of rodents. Coinfection (antibodies to more than two agents) were proved in 14.5% (15/97) of animals. The prevalence of C. burnetii statistically differed according to the years of trapping (p = 0.0241). The DNAs of B. burgdorferi s.l., Rickettsia sp., and Anaplasma phagocytophilum were detected by PCR in 16%, 6%, and 1% of ticks, respectively, without coinfection and without effect of life stage and sex of ticks on positivity. Sequencing showed homology with R. helvetica and A. phagocytophilum in four and one positive samples, respectively. The results of our study show that wild small mammals and ticks in a zoo could serve as reservoirs and vectors of infectious agents with zoonotic potential and thus present a risk of infection to zoo animals and also to keepers and visitors to a zoo.

Citovat

PITTERMANNOVÁ, Pavlína, Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ, Petr VÁŇA, Jiřina MARKOVÁ, František TREML, Lenka ČERNÍKOVÁ, Marie BUDÍKOVÁ and Eva BÁRTOVÁ. Wild Small Mammals and Ticks in Zoos—Reservoir of Agents with Zoonotic Potential? Pathogens. BASEL, SWITZERLAND: MDPI, 2021, vol. 10, No 6, p. 1-11. ISSN 2076-0817. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060777.

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PITTERMANNOVÁ, Pavlína, Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ, Petr VÁŇA, Jiřina MARKOVÁ, František TREML, Lenka ČERNÍKOVÁ, Marie BUDÍKOVÁ and Eva BÁRTOVÁ. Wild Small Mammals and Ticks in Zoos—Reservoir of Agents with Zoonotic Potential? \textit{Pathogens}. BASEL, SWITZERLAND: MDPI, 2021, vol.~10, No~6, p.~1-11. ISSN~2076-0817. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens10060777.

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