Brucellosis infection in a feral swine hunter

Simões, Elizabeth; Justino, J. Daniel

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“…In addition to widespread culture and seropositive samples in feral swine and wild boar in the United States and abroad, multiple case reports exist of B. suis infections in humans following interactions with feral swine. Young, apparently healthy individuals have developed a recurrent fever with constitutional symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, night sweats and headaches, after hunting and dressing feral swine in the field in South Carolina (Starnes, Talwani, Horvath, Duffus, & Bryan, ), Florida (Carrington et al., ; Simoes & Justino, ) and Georgia (Franco‐Paredes, Chastain, Taylor, Stocking, & Sellers, ). In several of these cases (Franco‐Paredes et al., ; Simoes & Justino, ), the infected individual reported cutting themselves while processing the feral swine carcasses; however, in other instances lacerations were not reported.…”

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“…Young, apparently healthy individuals have developed a recurrent fever with constitutional symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss, night sweats and headaches, after hunting and dressing feral swine in the field in South Carolina (Starnes, Talwani, Horvath, Duffus, & Bryan, ), Florida (Carrington et al., ; Simoes & Justino, ) and Georgia (Franco‐Paredes, Chastain, Taylor, Stocking, & Sellers, ). In several of these cases (Franco‐Paredes et al., ; Simoes & Justino, ), the infected individual reported cutting themselves while processing the feral swine carcasses; however, in other instances lacerations were not reported. Testing of samples from feral swine in federally inspected slaughter facilities in Texas showed that there was not one tissue type that was consistently positive for B. suis , suggesting that the bacteria was not localized to a specific tissue or body region (Pedersen, Bauer, et al., ).…”

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Zoonotic pathogens from feral swine that pose a significant threat to public health

Brown

Bowen

Bosco‐Lauth

2018

Transbound Emerg Dis

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The natural fecundity of suids, great ability to adapt to new habitats and desire for local hunting opportunities leading to translocation of feral pigs to regions where they are not yet established have all been instrumental in the home range expansion of feral swine. Feral swine populations in the United States continue to expand, wreaking havoc on agricultural lands, further compromising threatened and endangered species, and posing a microbiological threat to humans, domestic livestock and companion animals. This manuscript thoroughly reviews zoonotic diseases of concern including brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, leptospirosis, enteric pathogens, both Salmonella spp. and shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, and hepatitis E. These pathogens are not a comprehensive list of microbes that are capable of infecting both humans and feral swine, but rather have been selected as they are known to infect US feral swine, direct transmission between wild suids and humans has previously been documented, or they have been shown to be readily transmitted during processing or consumption of feral swine pork. Humans that interact directly or indirectly with feral swine are at much higher risk for the development of a number of zoonotic pathogens. Numerous case reports document transmission events from feral swine and wild boar to humans, and the resulting diseases may be mild and self-limiting, chronic or fatal. Individuals that interact with feral swine should take preventative measures to minimize the risk of disease transmission and all meat should be thoroughly cooked. Additionally, public health campaigns to increase knowledge of the risks associated with feral swine are imperative.

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Zoonotic pathogens from feral swine that pose a significant threat to public health

Brown

Bowen

Bosco‐Lauth

2018

Transbound Emerg Dis

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Current status and future recommendations for feral swine disease surveillance in the United States

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Marlow

Maison

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Journal of Animal Science

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USDA APHIS Wildlife Services (WS) responded to the threat of feral swine as a pathogen reservoir as early as 2004. To increase awareness and knowledge on that risk, WS began opportunistic sampling of animals harvested by its operational component to curtail swine damage to agriculture and property. Initially, pseudorabies and swine brucellosis were of most concern, as both serve as a potential threat to the domestic swine industry and the latter also possesses zoonotic implications. In 2006, classical swine fever, a foreign animal disease, became the main driver for feral swine pathogen surveillance. Subsequent years of surveillance identified numerous other disease risks inherent within populations of feral swine. Presently, feral swine surveillance falls under the purview of the APHIS National Feral Swine Damage Management Program, which began in 2014. In January 2018, a panel of animal disease experts representing industry, government, and academia were invited to Fort Collins, Colorado to discuss successes of this surveillance, identify any shortcomings or needs, and propose future feral swine surveillance. This manuscript serves to synthesize WS' surveillance and the future direction of these efforts.

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Brucellosis infection in a feral swine hunter

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Zoonotic pathogens from feral swine that pose a significant threat to public health

Zoonotic pathogens from feral swine that pose a significant threat to public health

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Current status and future recommendations for feral swine disease surveillance in the United States

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