Salmonella spp. in wild boar (Sus scrofa): a public and animal health concern

Madalena Vieira-Pinto; Luísa Morais; Cristina Caleja; Patrícia Themudo; José Aranha; Carmen Torres; Gilberto Igrejas; Patrícia Poeta; Conceição Martins

Salmonella spp. in wild boar (Sus scrofa): a public and animal health concern

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Madalena Vieira-Pinto

Madalena Vieira-Pinto ¹Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, CECAV-UTAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; mmvpinto@utad.pt

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Luísa Morais

Luísa Morais ¹Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, CECAV-UTAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; mmvpinto@utad.pt

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Cristina Caleja

Cristina Caleja ¹Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, CECAV-UTAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; mmvpinto@utad.pt
²Departamento de Genética e Biotecnologia, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

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Patrícia Themudo

Patrícia Themudo ³Laboratório Nacional de Investigação Veterinária, Estrada de Benfica, 701, 1549 Lisboa, Portugal

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José Aranha

José Aranha ⁴Departamento Florestal, Lab SIG, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

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Carmen Torres

Carmen Torres ⁵Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, University of La Rioja, Complejo Cientifico Tecnologico, C/Madre Dios, 51, 26006 Logroño, La Rioja, Spain

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Gilberto Igrejas

Gilberto Igrejas ²Departamento de Genética e Biotecnologia, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
⁶Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Genetics and Biotechnology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, P.O. Box 202, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

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Patrícia Poeta

Patrícia Poeta ¹Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, CECAV-UTAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; mmvpinto@utad.pt

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Conceição Martins

Conceição Martins ¹Departamento de Ciências Veterinárias, CECAV-UTAD, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Apartado 1013, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal; mmvpinto@utad.pt

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Wild boars constitute a potential reservoir and may spread zoonotic agents, including Salmonella sp. and thus they represent a source of infection for (wild and domestic) animals and humans. During the 2006 hunting season, 77 rectal faecal samples from animals shot by hunters in Northern Portugal were collected and analysed to determine the prevalence and serovars of Salmonella sp. in wild boars (Sus scrofa). The results showed that 17 (22.1%) were positive for Salmonella sp. In these positive samples, the most prevalent serovar was Salmonella Typhimurium, identified in 11 (64.7%) isolates, followed by Salmonella Rissen in 6 (35.3%). These results confirm the importance of wild boar as a reservoir of pathogenic serovars of Salmonella and as a potential risk for humans and livestock and emphasise the importance of intervention procedures for improving surveillance.

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Game meat hygiene in focus

Microbiology, epidemiology, risk analysis and quality assurance

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