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J Wildl Dis ; 54(3): 548-552, 2018 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29671715

ABSTRACT

Aeromonas hydrophila is a Gram-negative bacterium ubiquitous to freshwater and brackish aquatic environments that can cause disease in fish, humans, reptiles, and birds. Recent severe outbreaks of disease in commercial channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus) aquaculture ponds have been associated with a hypervirulent Aeromonas hydrophila strain (VAH) that is genetically distinct from less virulent strains. The epidemiology of this disease has not been determined. Given that research has shown that Great Egrets ( Ardea alba) can shed viable hypervirulent A. hydrophila after consuming diseased fish, we hypothesized that Double-crested Cormorants ( Phalacrocorax auritus), American White Pelicans ( Pelecanus erythrorhynchos), and Wood Storks ( Mycteria americana) could also serve as a reservoir for VAH and spread the pathogen during predation of fish in uninfected catfish ponds. All three species, when fed VAH-infected catfish, shed viable VAH in their feces, demonstrating their potential to spread VAH.


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Aeromonas hydrophila/pathogenicity , Bacterial Shedding , Birds/microbiology , Fish Diseases/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/veterinary , Ictaluridae/microbiology , Animals , Aquaculture , Bird Diseases/microbiology , Bird Diseases/transmission , Disease Reservoirs , Feces/microbiology , Fish Diseases/transmission , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/transmission , Ponds , Virulence
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J Gen Virol ; 96(9): 2569-2578, 2015 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26297148

ABSTRACT

Given their free-ranging habits, feral swine could serve as reservoirs or spatially dynamic 'mixing vessels' for influenza A virus (IAV). To better understand virus shedding patterns and antibody response dynamics in the context of IAV surveillance amongst feral swine, we used IAV of feral swine origin to perform infection experiments. The virus was highly infectious and transmissible in feral swine, and virus shedding patterns and antibody response dynamics were similar to those in domestic swine. In the virus-inoculated and sentinel groups, virus shedding lasted ≤ 6 and ≤ 9 days, respectively. Antibody titres in inoculated swine peaked at 1 : 840 on day 11 post-inoculation (p.i.), remained there until 21 days p.i. and dropped to < 1 : 220 at 42 days p.i. Genomic sequencing identified changes in wildtype (WT) viruses and isolates from sentinel swine, most notably an amino acid divergence in nucleoprotein position 473. Using data from cell culture as a benchmark, sensitivity and specificity of a matrix gene-based quantitative reverse transcription-PCR method using nasal swab samples for detection of IAV in feral swine were 78.9 and 78.1 %, respectively. Using data from haemagglutination inhibition assays as a benchmark, sensitivity and specificity of an ELISA for detection of IAV-specific antibody were 95.4 and 95.0 %, respectively. Serological surveillance from 2009 to 2014 showed that ∼7.58 % of feral swine in the USA were positive for IAV. Our findings confirm the susceptibility of IAV infection and the high transmission ability of IAV amongst feral swine, and also suggest the need for continued surveillance of IAVs in feral swine populations.


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Animals, Wild/virology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/physiology , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/veterinary , Swine Diseases/virology , Virus Shedding , Animals , Animals, Wild/blood , Animals, Wild/immunology , Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/genetics , Influenza A Virus, H3N2 Subtype/immunology , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/blood , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/diagnosis , Orthomyxoviridae Infections/virology , Swine , Swine Diseases/blood , Swine Diseases/diagnosis
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J Wildl Dis ; 51(3): 634-9, 2015 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25984772

ABSTRACT

Aeromonas hydrophila is a gram-negative, rod-shaped, facultative, anaerobic bacterium that is ubiquitous in freshwater and slightly brackish aquatic environments and infects fish, humans, reptiles, and birds. Recent severe outbreaks of disease in commercial channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) aquaculture ponds have been associated with a highly virulent A. hydrophila strain (VAH), which is genetically distinct from less-virulent strains. The epidemiology of this disease has not been determined. Given that A. hydrophila infects birds, we hypothesized that fish-eating birds may serve as a reservoir for VAH and spread the pathogen by flying to uninfected ponds. Great Egrets (Ardea alba) were used in this transmission model because these wading birds frequently prey on farmed catfish. Great Egrets that were fed VAH-infected catfish shed VAH in feces demonstrating their potential to spread VAH.


Subject(s)
Aeromonas hydrophila , Bird Diseases/microbiology , Birds/microbiology , Fish Diseases/transmission , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/veterinary , Ictaluridae/microbiology , Animals , Bacterial Shedding , Bird Diseases/transmission , Disease Reservoirs/microbiology , Fish Diseases/microbiology , Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections/transmission , Ponds/microbiology
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