Yersinia enterocolitica AND Yersinia pseudotuberculosis FROM WILDLIFE IN ONTARIO

Hacking, M. A.; Sileo, L.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-10.4.452

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“…(Kapperud 1975), and Yersinia is typically isolated from 3–10% of wild rodents tested (see Table 1). Although it can cause disease in wild animals, particularly when under stress (Mair 1968; Hacking and Sileo 1974), most mammals carry Yersinia spp. with no histopathological or serological responses (Kapperud 1977).…”

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Patterns of infection by Salmonella and Yersinia spp. in commensal house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) populations

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Aims: This study sought to examine the risk posed by house mice transmitting pathogens to livestock on typical mixed-agriculture farms in the UK. Methods and Results: In a 10-month longitudinal study at one farm, 222 faecal samples were taken from mice and 57 swabs from the farm environment; 3á2% and 15á8%, respectively, were positive for Yersinia. Seventy-®ve intestinal samples were taken from house mice from three other farms and 9á3% were positive for Yersinia. The commonest species was Y. enterocolitica (of a wide range of serotypes); all isolates were non-pathogenic, except one of Y. pseudotuberculosis. Salmonella was not isolated from any sample. Conclusions: This study provides additional evidence that house mice are generally not signi®cant vectors of either pathogenic Yersinia strains or Salmonella species. Signi®cance and Impact of the Study: This is the ®rst longitudinal study of Yersinia in any small mammal population, and shows infection to be a dynamic series of generally nonpathogenic, transient infections.

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Patterns of infection by Salmonella and Yersinia spp. in commensal house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) populations

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“…Most illnesses are associated with raw or undercooked animal-based foods (especially pork) probably following introduction during slaughter and processing of food animals [5]. Wild animal hosts may include beavers and other rodents, birds, wild boars and fresh water fish [86][87][88][89]. Produce is rarely associated with yersiniosis, but investigators in Finland documented an unusual outbreak of Y. pseudotuberculosis linked to raw carrots [12].…”

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What is the risk from wild animals in food-borne pathogen contamination of plants?

Jay-Russell

2014

CABI Reviews

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Fresh fruits, nuts and vegetables are increasingly linked to food-borne illnesses, outbreaks and recalls. The trend represents a modern-day public health conundrum wherein consumers are encouraged to eat more fresh produce to help prevent chronic health problems such as obesity and heart disease, but at the same time consumption of contaminated produce can lead to potentially life-threatening acute food-borne disease. Identification of environmental sources responsible for the contamination of raw and minimally processed or fresh-cut plant commodities is necessary to develop prevention strategies. Produce-related outbreaks have been caused by faecal contamination of plants or surrounding watersheds following intrusion by wild or feral animals. A wild animal shedding a zoonotic food-borne pathogen could contaminate plants directly through faecal deposition or indirectly via faecal contamination of agriculture water or soil in contact with the plants. Owing to the low infectious dose of zoonotic enteric pathogens and the potential for attachment and possibly ingress into edible parts of plants, even a low level of contamination from faecal pathogens represents a significant public health concern. This review focuses on potential produce food safety risks from wild animals at the pre-harvest level, and downstream processes that may promote pathogen survival and amplification that could lead to human food-borne illnesses, outbreaks, and recalls. Microbe-plant interactions for the major zoonotic food-borne pathogens and higher risk plant commodities are reviewed. Finally, current guidelines and regulations to minimize risks related to wild animal activity in the production environment are summarized.Review Methodology: Databases used in this review included NCBI PubMed and the Center for Produce Safety Global Research Database. References from existing EndNote files and articles obtained from the database searches were also used to identify additional relevant material. Conference proceedings following two special sessions on wildlife and food safety held at the 23rd and 25th Vertebrate Pest Conferences were also reviewed. Produce and plant product safety regulations and guidance documents were found by searching agency/organization websites including the US Food and Drug Administration, Western Growers and the University of California Postharvest Technology online libraries.

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“…Beavers (Castor fiber L.) are among more numerous animal species inhabiting aquatic-terrestrial ecosystems in Europe. There are also few papers, mainly from North America, which attest to the possibility of isolating Y. enterocolitica from beavers (Hacking andSileo 1974, Kaneko andHashimoto 1981). Moreover, no thorough molecular analysis of Y. enterocolitica strains isolated from beavers has been performed.…”

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Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from beavers (Castor fiber)

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Syczyło²,

Bancerz‐Kisiel³

et al. 2015

Polish Journal of Veterinary Sciences

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Pseudocloacal swabs and palatine tonsils from beavers have been examined for the Yersinia enterocolitica presence. Thirty-six samples from 24 beavers were collected and subjected to bacteriological examinations including sero-and biotypisation. Amplicons confirmed by PCR as Y. enterocolitica were sequenced. Positive samples originated from 4 out of the 24 beavers (16.7 %) and all the strains belonged to biotype 1A. The study suggested that Y. enterocolitica could be isolated from beavers, which may therefore be treated as a reservoir, a significant factor of water contamination and a vector of the Y. enterocolitica.

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Yersinia enterocolitica AND Yersinia pseudotuberculosis FROM WILDLIFE IN ONTARIO

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Patterns of infection by Salmonella and Yersinia spp. in commensal house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) populations

Patterns of infection by Salmonella and Yersinia spp. in commensal house mouse (Mus musculus domesticus) populations

What is the risk from wild animals in food-borne pathogen contamination of plants?

Yersinia enterocolitica strains isolated from beavers (Castor fiber)

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