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31 December 2013 ISOLATION OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF WILD BOAR: PATHOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS
David Risco, Pedro Fernández-Llario, Jesús M. Cuesta, José M. Benítez-Medina, Waldo L. García-Jiménez, Remigio Martínez, Pilar Gonçalves, Javier Hermoso de Mendoza, Luis Gómez, Alfredo García
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Abstract

Aeromonas hydrophila has been repeatedly reported as an animal pathogen. This study describes a case of a wild boar piglet in Spain with severe purulent pneumonia caused by A. hydrophila. To confirm the presence of A. hydrophila in the respiratory tract of wild boars from the same region, lung samples from 34 adult hunted animals and nasal samples from 12 live animals were collected and cultured in selective medium. Lung lesions were studied in hunted wild boars to determine the presence of A. hydrophila and to assess its role as a possible respiratory pathogen in wild boars. A. hydrophila was isolated in 10.87% of the animals studied (8.82% of the dead animals and 16% of the live animals). However, its presence in the lungs of adults could not be correlated with the lesions found. Thus, the role of A. hydrophila as a respiratory pathogen is likely to be influenced by other factors, such as age, immunologic status, or coinfection with other pathogens. As a zoonotic pathogen, the presence of A. hydrophila in wild boars may pose a potential risk to people who consume their flesh.

American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
David Risco, Pedro Fernández-Llario, Jesús M. Cuesta, José M. Benítez-Medina, Waldo L. García-Jiménez, Remigio Martínez, Pilar Gonçalves, Javier Hermoso de Mendoza, Luis Gómez, and Alfredo García "ISOLATION OF AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA IN THE RESPIRATORY TRACT OF WILD BOAR: PATHOLOGIC IMPLICATIONS," Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 44(4), 1090-1093, (31 December 2013). https://doi.org/10.1638/2013-0009R2.1
Received: 16 January 2013; Published: 31 December 2013
KEYWORDS
Aeromonas hydrophila
lung
Sus scrofa
wild boar
zoonoses
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