High Exposure to Livestock Pathogens in Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) from Chile-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

High Exposure to Livestock Pathogens in Southern Pudu (Pudu puda) from Chile

Published:2024-02-06 Issue:4 Volume:14 Page:526
ISSN:2076-2615
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Author:

Hidalgo-Hermoso Ezequiel¹,Verasay Caviedes Sebastián²³^ORCID,Pizarro-Lucero Jose²,Cabello Javier⁴,Vicencio Rocio²⁴,Celis Sebastián⁵,Ortiz Carolina⁵,Kemec Ignacio⁵,Abuhadba-Mediano Nour⁶^ORCID,Asencio Ronie⁴,Vera Frank⁷,Valencia Carola⁷,Lagos Rocio³,Moreira-Arce Dario⁸⁹,Salinas Fernanda¹¹⁰,Ramirez-Toloza Galia²^ORCID,Muñoz-Quijano Raul²,Neira Victor²,Salgado Rodrigo²,Abalos Pedro²^ORCID,Parra Barbara²,Cárdenas-Cáceres Simone¹¹,Muena Nicolás A.¹¹,Tischler Nicole D.¹¹¹²^ORCID,Del Pozo Itziar¹³,Aduriz Gorka¹³,Esperon Fernando¹⁴,Muñoz-Leal Sebastián¹⁵,Aravena Paula¹⁵,Alegría-Morán Raúl¹⁶^ORCID,Cuadrado-Matías Raul¹⁷,Ruiz-Fons Francisco¹⁷¹⁸^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Fundacion Buin Zoo, Panamericana Sur Km 32, Buin 9500000, Chile

2. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias y Pecuarias, Universidad de Chile, Av. Santa Rosa, Santiago 8820808, Chile

3. Laboratorio Clínico, Hospital Veterinario SOS Buin Zoo, Panamericana Sur Km 32, Buin 9500000, Chile

4. Centro de Conservación de la Biodiversidad Chiloé-Silvestre, Nal Bajo, Ancud 5710000, Chile

5. Departamento de Veterinaria, Parque Zoológico Buin Zoo, Panamericana Sur Km 32, Buin 9500000, Chile

6. Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Mayor, Camino La Pirámide 5750, Santiago 7580506, Chile

7. School of Veterinary Medicine, Facultad de Ciencias de la Naturaleza, Universidad San Sebastian, Patagonia Campus, Puerto Montt 5480000, Chile

8. Departamento de Gestión Agraria, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Santiago 9170022, Chile

9. Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity (IEB), Santiago 7750000, Chile

10. Escuela de Geografia, Universidad de Chile, Santiago 8820808, Chile

11. Laboratorio de Virología Molecular, Fundación Ciencia & Vida, Av. del Valle Nte. 725, Huechuraba, Santiago 8580704, Chile

12. Facultad de Medicina y Ciencia, Universidad San Sebastián, Providencia, Santiago 8420524, Chile

13. Department of Animal Health, NEIKER-Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Parque Científico y Tecnológico de Bizkaia, P812, 48160 Derio, Spain

14. Veterinary Department, School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, C/Tajo s/n, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain

15. Departamento de Ciencia Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chillán 3812120, Chile

16. Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Sede Santiago, Facultad de Recursos Naturales y Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Santo Tomás, Ejercito Libertador 146, Santiago 8370003, Chile

17. Health & Biotechnology (SaBio) Group, Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), 13005 Ciudad Real, Spain

18. CIBERINFEC, ISCIII—CIBER de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain

Abstract

A significant gap in exposure data for most livestock and zoonotic pathogens is common for several Latin America deer species. This study examined the seroprevalence against 13 pathogens in 164 wild and captive southern pudu from Chile between 2011 and 2023. Livestock and zoonotic pathogen antibodies were detected in 22 of 109 wild pudus (20.18%; 95% CI: 13.34–29.18) and 17 of 55 captive pudus (30.91%; 95% CI: 19.52–44.96), including five Leptospira interrogans serovars (15.38% and 10.71%), Toxoplasma gondii (8.57% and 37.50%), Chlamydia abortus (3.03% and 12.82%), Neospora caninum (0.00% and 9.52%), and Pestivirus (8.00% and 6.67%). Risk factors were detected for Leptospira spp., showing that fawn pudu have statistically significantly higher risk of positivity than adults. In the case of T. gondii, pudu living in “free-range” have a lower risk of being positive for this parasite. In under-human-care pudu, a Pestivirus outbreak is the most strongly suspected as the cause of abortions in a zoo in the past. This study presents the first evidence of Chlamydia abortus in wildlife in South America and exposure to T. gondii, L. interrogans, and N. caninum in wild ungulate species in Chile. High seroprevalence of livestock pathogens such as Pestivirus and Leptospira Hardjo in wild animals suggests a livestock transmission in Chilean template forest.

Funder

Fundacion Buin Zoo, Chiloe Silvestre

ANID/BASAL

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/4/526/pdf

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