Ebani, Valentina Virginia, Nardoni, Simona, Giani, Marinella, Rocchigiani, Guido 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3742-7636, Archin, Talieh, Altomonte, Iolanda, Poli, Alessandro and Mancianti, Francesca
(2019)
Molecular survey on the occurrence of avian haemosporidia, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Francisella tularensis</i> in waterfowl from central Italy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY-PARASITES AND WILDLIFE, 10.
pp. 87-92.
ISSN 2213-2244, 2213-2244
Abstract
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the occurrence of some avian Haemosporidia, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> and <i>Francisella tularensis</i> in waterfowl from Tuscany wetlands. One-hundred and thirty-three samples of spleen were collected from regularly hunted wild birds belonging to 13 different waterfowl species. DNA extracted from each sample was submitted to PCR assays and sequencing to detect the pathogens. Thirty-three samples (24.81%) were positive with PCR for at least one pathogen: 23 (17.29%) for <i>Leucocytozoon</i> spp., 6 (4.51%) for <i>Plasmodium</i> spp., 4 (3%) for <i>C. burnetii</i>, 2 (1.5%) for <i>Haemoproteus</i> spp. No specific <i>F. tularensis</i> amplifications (0%) were detected. To the best of our knowledge, this study firstly reports data about haemosporidian and <i>C. burnetii</i> infections in waterfowl from Italy.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Waterfowl, Leucocytozoon spp., Plasmodium spp, Haemoproteus spp, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health and Life Sciences Faculty of Health and Life Sciences > Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Symplectic Admin |
| Date Deposited: | 09 Jan 2025 08:20 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jan 2025 08:20 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijppaw.2019.07.008 |
| Open Access URL: | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/... |
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| URI: | https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3189569 |
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