The Occurrence of Coxiellosis Among Rodents and Shrews in the Tarai Area of Uttar Pradesh

Yadav, M. P.; Rarotra, J. R.; Sethi, M. S.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-15.1.11

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“…Rodents, in particular, may play a major role in the transmission from wildlife to domestic animals and humans (Burgdorfer et al. 1963; Yadav et al., 1979; Baca and Paretsky, 1983). Domestic animals, both livestock and pets, are considered the main source of human infection (McQuiston and Child, 2002; Woldehiwet, 2004; Perugini et al., 2009).…”

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Prevalence of the Bacterium Coxiella burnetii in Wild Rodents from a Canadian Natural Environment Park

Thompson

Mykytczuk

Gooderham

et al. 2012

Zoonoses and Public Health

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Zoonotic diseases impact both wild and domestic animal populations and can be transmitted to humans through close contact with animal species. Reservoir species acting as vectors are major traffickers of disease. Rodents contribute to the transmission of Coxiella burnetii although little is known about its prevalence in wild animal populations. DNA was extracted from genital swabs collected from woodland jumping mice, deer mice, Southern red-backed voles, Eastern chipmunks, North American red squirrels, as well as Southern and Northern flying squirrels collected from Algonquin Park, Canada. The presence of C. burnetii was determined through real-time PCR. All species sampled had some prevalence of infection, except Eastern chipmunks, indicating wild rodents in Algonquin Park are reservoirs for C. burnetii. Emerging zoonotic diseases are linked to increasing globalization. Contact amongst individuals increases as crowding, habitat loss and fragmentation increase within wild spaces. Parks often act as a last refuge for wildlife but may also be an important transmission zone of wildlife disease to humans. Investigations that attempt to discover wild reservoir species of zoonotic disease are critically important to understanding the risk of pathogen exchange between wild and human populations.

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Prevalence of the Bacterium Coxiella burnetii in Wild Rodents from a Canadian Natural Environment Park

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Mykytczuk

Gooderham

et al. 2012

Zoonoses and Public Health

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“…The role of ticks in Indian settings in the maintenance and transmission of C. burnetii is uncertain. Studies conducted in the past successfully isolated C. burnetii from the ticks (Yadav et al ., 1979). However, recent studies ruled out ticks' involvement as a carrier of the pathogen (Dhaka et al ., 2020a).…”

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Current perspectives on the occurrence of Q fever: highlighting the need for systematic surveillance for a neglected zoonotic disease in Indian subcontinent

Sahu

Rawool

Dhaka

et al. 2020

Environ Microbiol Rep

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Summary Coxiellosis or Q fever is an important global occupational zoonotic disease caused by one of the most contagious bacterial pathogens – Coxiella burnetii, which ranks one among the 13 global priority zoonoses. The detection of C. burnetii infection is exhibiting an increasing trend in high‐risk personnel around the globe. It has increasingly been detected from foods of animal origin (including bulk milk, eggs, and meat) as well as tick vectors in many parts of the world. Coxiellosis is reported to be an important public health threat causing spontaneous abortions in humans and potential reproductive failure, which would result in production losses among livestock. Further, comprehensive coverage of the reports and trends of Q fever in developing countries, where this infection is supposed to be widely prevalent appears scarce. Also, the pathogen remains grossly neglected and underreported. Moreover, policymakers and funding agencies do not view it as a priority problem, especially in the Indian subcontinent, including Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Maldives. Here, we review the occurrence and epidemiology of the disease in a global context with special emphasis on its status in the Indian subcontinent.

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Update on prevalence and distribution pattern of tick-borne diseases among humans in India: a review

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Kandari²,

Arunachalam

2021

Parasitol Res

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The Occurrence of Coxiellosis Among Rodents and Shrews in the Tarai Area of Uttar Pradesh

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Prevalence of the Bacterium Coxiella burnetii in Wild Rodents from a Canadian Natural Environment Park

Prevalence of the Bacterium Coxiella burnetii in Wild Rodents from a Canadian Natural Environment Park

Current perspectives on the occurrence of Q fever: highlighting the need for systematic surveillance for a neglected zoonotic disease in Indian subcontinent

Update on prevalence and distribution pattern of tick-borne diseases among humans in India: a review

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