Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and hepatitis E in New World camelids in Austria

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/181/2/46" target="_blank" >http://veterinaryrecord.bmj.com/content/181/2/46</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.104246" target="_blank" >10.1136/vr.104246</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis and hepatitis E in New World camelids in Austria

Original language description

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is the causative agent of paratuberculosis in domestic ruminants and New World Camelids (NWC). Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important public health concern worldwide. The virus has been identified in several species, some of them serving as a reservoir for zoonotic HEV strains. Husbandry and breeding of llamas and alpacas have increased in Austria in recent years. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of MAP and HEV in NWC in Austria. Altogether 445 animals, originating from 78 farms were enrolled in the study. Of the animals sampled, 184 (41.35%) were llamas and 261 (58.65%) were alpacas. 443 blood samples for MAP-ELISA and 399 faecal samples for quantitative PCR (qPCR) and culture for MAP as well as for HEV detection by RT-qPCR have been collected. All of the 399 animals tested for shedding of MAP were negative by faecal solid culture. Using qPCR, 15 (3.8%) of the animals were MAP positive and 384 (96.2%) negative. Out of the 443 serum samples examined for specific antibodies against MAP by ELISA, 6 (1.4%) were positive, 1 (0.2%) was questionable and 436 (98.4%) samples were negative. All faecal samples were tested negative for HEV

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

40301 - Veterinary science

Project

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Continuities

V - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z jinych verejnych zdroju

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Veterinary Record

ISSN

0042-4900

e-ISSN

2042-7670

Volume of the periodical

181

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

1

Pages from-to

46-46

UT code for WoS article

000405891700016

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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