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17 January 2014 Campylobacter spp. and Birds of Prey
Ludovico Dipineto, Luigi Maria De Luca Bossa, Tamara Pasqualina Russo, Eridania Annalisa Cutino, Antonio Gargiulo, Francesca Ciccarelli, Pasquale Raia, Lucia Francesca Menna, Alessandro Fioretti
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Abstract

A total of 170 birds of prey admitted to two Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centers of Italy were examined. Birds were divided by diurnal (n  =  15) and nocturnal (n  =  7) species, sampled by cloacal swabs, and examined for Campylobacter spp. by cultural and molecular methods. Campylobacter spp. were isolated in 43 out of the 170 (25.3%) birds of prey examined. Among these, 43/43 (100%) were identified as Campylobacter jejuni and 10/43 (23.3%) were identified as Campylobacter coli recovered from mixed infections. Diurnal birds of prey showed a significantly higher prevalence value (P  =  0.0006) for Campylobacter spp. than did nocturnal birds of prey.

Nota de Investigación—Campylobacter spp. y las aves de presa.

Se examinaron un total de 170 aves de presa admitidas en los Centros de Rescate y Rehabilitación de Especies Silvestres en Italia. Las aves fueron divididas en especies diurnas (n  =  15) y nocturnas (n  =  7) que fueron muestreadas por hisopos de cloaca, y estos fueron examinados para Campylobacter spp., mediante métodos de cultivo y moleculares. Se aisló Campylobacter spp. en 43 de las 170 (25.3%) aves de presa examinadas. Entre estos aislamientos, 43/43 (100%) fueron identificados como Campylobacter jejuni y 10/43 (23.3%) fueron identificados como Campylobacter coli recuperado de infecciones mixtas. Las aves de presa diurnas mostraron un valor de prevalencia significativamente mayor (P  =  0.0006) para Campylobacter spp. en comparación con las aves de presa nocturnas.

American Association of Avian Pathologists
Ludovico Dipineto, Luigi Maria De Luca Bossa, Tamara Pasqualina Russo, Eridania Annalisa Cutino, Antonio Gargiulo, Francesca Ciccarelli, Pasquale Raia, Lucia Francesca Menna, and Alessandro Fioretti "Campylobacter spp. and Birds of Prey," Avian Diseases 58(2), 303-305, (17 January 2014). https://doi.org/10.1637/10737-112813-ResNote.1
Received: 3 December 2013; Accepted: 1 January 2014; Published: 17 January 2014
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