A total of 170 birds of prey admitted to two Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers of Italy were examined. Birds were subdivided in diurnal (n=15) and nocturnal (n=7) species, sampled by cloacal swabs and examined for Campylobacter spp. by cultural and molecular methods. Campylobacter spp. was isolated in 43 out of the 170 (25.3%) birds of prey examined. Among these, 43/43 (100%) were identiied as C. jejuni and 10/43 (23.3%) were identiied as C. coli recovered from mixed infections. Diurnal birds of prey showed a signicantly higher prevalence value (P = 0.0006) for Campylobacter spp. than nocturnal birds of prey.
Prevalenza di Campylobacter spp. in rapaci diurni e notturni / Dipineto, L., De Luca Bossa, L.M., Russo, T.P., Ciccarelli, F., Borrelli, L., Raia, P., Santaniello, A., Menna, L.F., Fioretti, A.. - (2014), pp. 131-133. (LIII CONVEGNO ANNUALE SIPA Salsomaggiore Terme (PR) 8-9 Maggio 2014).
Prevalenza di Campylobacter spp. in rapaci diurni e notturni.
DIPINETO, LUDOVICO;BORRELLI, LUCA;Santaniello A.;MENNA, LUCIA FRANCESCA;FIORETTI, ALESSANDRO
2014
Abstract
A total of 170 birds of prey admitted to two Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers of Italy were examined. Birds were subdivided in diurnal (n=15) and nocturnal (n=7) species, sampled by cloacal swabs and examined for Campylobacter spp. by cultural and molecular methods. Campylobacter spp. was isolated in 43 out of the 170 (25.3%) birds of prey examined. Among these, 43/43 (100%) were identiied as C. jejuni and 10/43 (23.3%) were identiied as C. coli recovered from mixed infections. Diurnal birds of prey showed a signicantly higher prevalence value (P = 0.0006) for Campylobacter spp. than nocturnal birds of prey.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
