Incidence of antibodies to Legionella species in French cattle

Espinasse, J.; Viso, Michel; Rousseau, D.; Lambert, Peter A.; Tram, C.; Hh, Mollaret; Perrin, M.; Fedida, M

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“…In general, the American sera showed a higher antibody prevalence. For instance, Kenyan cattle presented an LEGIONELU ANTIBODIES IN KENYA antibody prevalence 2 64 of 1.2% as opposed to the American 7.6%, and the French or English 0% (16,34). No Kenyan pigs had titres 2 64 as opposed to 3.6% of American pigs.…”

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Legionella antibodies in human and animal populations in Kenya

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Using a microagglutination method, domestic and wild animal sera, together with human patient and healthy blood donor sera, have been analysed for titres against various Legionella species, comprising fourteen different serogroups. Generally, the level of moderately elevated titres, i.e. ≥ 64, was low for all the aforementioned serum groups. Within the domesticated animals, cattle, pigs and dogs presented a much lower prevalence in Kenya than found elsewhere, whereas it was the other way round for goats. Human sera, either from patients or from healthy donors, did not react against L. pneumophila serogroups 1, 6, or 3, which in that sequence are the most common L. pneumophila serogroups in Europe, and in other geographic areas where legionellosis is common. High titres of ≥ 256 against L. pneumophila serogroup 6 (two cattle) or against L. bozemanii strain Mi‐15 (two cattle, one dog) indicate that although the epidemiological picture may be different from other parts of the world, Legionella infections exist in Kenya as well.

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Legionella antibodies in human and animal populations in Kenya

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“…However, the widespread distribution of legionellae is in contrast to a somewhat surprising lack of clinical reports of L. pneumophila infection in animals, which has prompted several investigators to assess the susceptibilities of different animal species to Legionella infection. Investigations have been carried out with both domestic animals (cattle, horses, swine, sheep, goats, dogs, and rabbits) and wild animals (antelopes, water buffaloes, camels, and pigeons) in order to detect a serological evidence of infection (2,4,8,10,12,14,38,47), yet so far the results have not been conclusive. Among all animals investigated, horses yielded the highest prevalence of antibodies to Legionella (4,12), even though the experimental infec-tion of this species only prompted a marked serological response without clear signs of clinical illness (9).…”

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Epidemiological and Environmental Investigations of Legionella pneumophila Infection in Cattle and Case Report of Fatal Pneumonia in a Calf

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A fatal pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila was diagnosed in a young calf reared in a dairy herd located in northern Italy. Clinical symptoms consisted of watery diarrhea, hyperthermia, anorexia, and severe dyspnea. The pathological and histological findings were very similar to those observed in human legionellosis.Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (SG1) and SG10 were isolated from the calf’s lung, and L. pneumophila SG1 was isolated from the calf’s liver.L. pneumophila SG1 was also demonstrated in the lung tissue by immunofluorescence and immunohistochemical examinations. Nine of 10 L. pneumophila SG1 isolates belonged to the Olda subtype, and 1 belonged to the Camperdown subtype. A very low prevalence of antibodies to Legionella was detected in cows and calves reared in the same herd. Cultures of aqueous sediment of an old electric water heater which supplied hot water for the feeding of the calves yielded L. pneumophila SG1. Four of the colonies tested belonged to the Olda subtype. Ten clinical and four environmental isolates were examined for the presence of plasmids. Nine of them were also examined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis assay, and the same patterns were found for L. pneumophilaSG1 Olda strains isolated from the calf and from the electric heater. This is the first report of a documented case of a naturally occurringLegionella pneumonia in an animal. Cattle probably act as accidental hosts for legionellae, much the same as humans.

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A Tribute to Henri H. Mollaret (1923–2008)

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Incidence of antibodies to Legionella species in French cattle

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Legionella antibodies in human and animal populations in Kenya

Legionella antibodies in human and animal populations in Kenya

Epidemiological and Environmental Investigations of Legionella pneumophila Infection in Cattle and Case Report of Fatal Pneumonia in a Calf

A Tribute to Henri H. Mollaret (1923–2008)

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