Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea

D. Cid; C. Martín-Espada; L. Maturrano; A. García; L. Luna; R. Rosadio

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli strains isolated from neonatal Peruvian alpacas (Vicugna pacos) with diarrhea

In: Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

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D. Cid

D. Cid ¹Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; lcid@vet.ucm.es

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C. Martín-Espada

C. Martín-Espada ¹Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; lcid@vet.ucm.es

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L. Maturrano

L. Maturrano ²Unidad de Biologia y Genetica Molecular, Departamento de Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800 San Borja, Lima, Peru

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A. García

A. García ¹Departamento de Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Avda. Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain; lcid@vet.ucm.es

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L. Luna

L. Luna ²Unidad de Biologia y Genetica Molecular, Departamento de Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800 San Borja, Lima, Peru

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R. Rosadio

R. Rosadio ²Unidad de Biologia y Genetica Molecular, Departamento de Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Circunvalacion 2800 San Borja, Lima, Peru

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789086867271_030

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Neonatal diarrhea is a complex infectious disease caused by the interaction of adverse environmental conditions, deficient immune status of neonates and infection of enteropathogens. A variety of microorganisms can cause diarrhea in alpaca neonates, including bacteria, viruses and parasites. In the 1980s, isolation of Escherichia coli strains capable of inducing fluid accumulation in the intestinal loop assay in alpaca and llama neonates was described. However, virulence factors of E. coli associated with neonatal diarrhea in South American camelids (SAC) have been poorly characterised. In this study, 94 E. coli isolates from 94 crias of alpaca (1 per animal) with diarrhea were analysed for the presence of virulence factor genes of diarrheagenic E. coli by PCR. The investigated genes were verotoxin (vt1 and vt2), intimin (eae), and bundle-forming pili (bfp) genes. The animals belonged to six different herds of the Andean region of Cuzco (Peru) and were between two and nine weeks old. Two categories of diarrheagenic E. coli strains were detected: Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC), and Verotoxin-producing E. coli (VTEC) strains. Out of the 94 analysed strains 2.13% (2/94) were EPEC (eae and bfp), 10.64% (10/94) were atypical EPEC (eae but bfp negative), and 11.7% (11/94) were VTEC. Only 3 of the VTEC strains (3/11) were eae positive: one eae vt2 and two eae vt1. All of the other VTEC strains (8/11) were only vt1. Infection with diarrheagenic E. coli strains was detected in all the herds. The results indicate that these pathogenic strains are circulating among domestic SAC, probably at high rates, in the Andean region of Peru. Therefore, EPEC and VTEC strains may be a leading cause of diarrhea in these animals. In addition, these pathogens are a matter for public health. Preventive measures based on vaccination and improvement of hygiene conditions are essential to reduce the impact of neonatal diarrhea in SAC health and mortality in the Andean region of Peru.

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Fibre production in South American camelids and other fibre animals

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