دورية أكاديمية
Population genetics, invasion pathways and public health risks of the raccoon and its roundworm Baylisascaris procyonisin northwestern Europe
| العنوان: | Population genetics, invasion pathways and public health risks of the raccoon and its roundworm Baylisascaris procyonisin northwestern Europe |
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| المؤلفون: | Maas, Miriam, Tatem-Dokter, Rea, M. Rijks, Jolianne, Dam-Deisz, Cecile, Franssen, Frits, Hester van Bolhuis, Hester, Heddergott, Mike, Schleimer, Anna, Schockert, Vinciane, Lambinet, Clotilde, Hubert, Pauline, Redelijk, Thomas, Janssen, René, Lopes Cruz, Ana Paula, Campos Martinez, Irène, Caron, Yannick, Linden, Annick, Lesenfants, Christophe, Paternostre, Julien, van der Giessen, Joke, Frantz, Alain C. |
| المصدر: | Transboundary and Emerging Diseases (2021-07-01) |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley, 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Baylisascaris procyonis, epidemiology, phylogenetic analyses, public health, raccoons, zoonotic infectious diseases, Life sciences, Veterinary medicine & animal health, Sciences du vivant, Médecine vétérinaire & santé animale |
| الوصف: | The geographic range of the zoonotic raccoon roundworm (Baylisascaris procyonis) isexpanding together with the range of its host, the raccoon (Procyon lotor). This createsa new public health risk in parts of Europe where this parasite was previously absent. Inthe Netherlands, a raccoon population is becoming established and incidental findingsof B. procyonis have been reported. To assess the risk to public health, the prevalenceof B. procyonis was determined in the province of Limburg, where currently the largestDutch raccoon population is present, as well as in the adjoining region of southern Belgium. Furthermore, genetic methods were employed to assess invasion pathways ofboth the raccoon and B. procyonisto aid in the development of control measures.Macroscopic analysis of intestinal content and testing of faecal samples were performed to detect B. procyonis adults and eggs. The population genetics of both B. procyonis and its raccoon host were analysed using samples from central and northwesternEurope.B. procyonis was found in 14/23 (61%, 95% CI: 41%–78%) raccoons from Limburg,but was not detected in 50 Belgian raccoons. Genetic analyses showed that the majority of the Dutch raccoons and their roundworms were introduced through ex-captiveindividuals.As long as free-living raccoon populations originate from captivity, population control methods may be pursued. However, natural dispersal from the border regions willcomplicate prolonged population control. To reduce the public health risk posed by B.procyonis, public education to increase awareness and adapt behaviour towards raccoons is key |
| نوع الوثيقة: | journal article http://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501 article |
| اللغة: | English |
| Relation: | urn:issn:1865-1674; urn:issn:1865-1682 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/tbed.14218 |
| URL الوصول: | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/268525 |
| حقوق: | restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsorb.268525 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | ORBi |
| DOI: | 10.1111/tbed.14218 |
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