High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab
Introduction: Seroprevalence of Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis infections in animals and humans is not established in Pakistan. There are only a few reports on the prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. and infections in small ruminants, however, the role of sheep and goats in the tran...
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Introduction: Seroprevalence of Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis infections in animals and humans is not established in Pakistan. There are only a few reports on the prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. and infections in small ruminants, however, the role of sheep and goats in the transmission of pathogenic Yersinia remains unclear.
Methodology: A primary survey investigated the presence of anti-Yersinia antibodies among a small population of ruminants detected by recombinant antigen targets in nine government farms dispersed throughout the Punjab province of Pakistan.
Results: Antibodies specific for Y. enterocolitica were detected in 7/9 sheep flocks and in 4/4 goat flocks. Antibodies specific for Y. pseudotuberculosis were detected in 4/9 sheep flocks. Two sheep flocks revealed the presence of both Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis specific antibodies.
Conclusion: Due to the high number of the population involved in raising small ruminants the risk to veterinary and public health must be rapidly determined.
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| spelling | doaj-art-33ce5d69e65148fdbff1a768a6e5d1372025-08-20T02:57:21ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802019-09-01130910.3855/jidc.11289High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani PunjabQudrat Ullah0Tariq Jamil1Muhammad H Hussain2Huma Jamil3Muhammad Saqib4Usman Tahir5Heinrich Neubauer6Lisa D Sprague7Department of Theriogenology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Naumburger, Jena, GermanyAnimal Health Research Center, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Muskat, OmanDepartment of Theriogenology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanDepartment of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, PakistanLivestock and Dairy Development Department (L and DD), Anarkali, Lahore, Punjab, PakistanFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Naumburger, Jena, GermanyFriedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Federal Research Institute for Animal Health, Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Naumburger, Jena, Germany Introduction: Seroprevalence of Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis infections in animals and humans is not established in Pakistan. There are only a few reports on the prevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. and infections in small ruminants, however, the role of sheep and goats in the transmission of pathogenic Yersinia remains unclear. Methodology: A primary survey investigated the presence of anti-Yersinia antibodies among a small population of ruminants detected by recombinant antigen targets in nine government farms dispersed throughout the Punjab province of Pakistan. Results: Antibodies specific for Y. enterocolitica were detected in 7/9 sheep flocks and in 4/4 goat flocks. Antibodies specific for Y. pseudotuberculosis were detected in 4/9 sheep flocks. Two sheep flocks revealed the presence of both Y. enterocolitica and Y. pseudotuberculosis specific antibodies. Conclusion: Due to the high number of the population involved in raising small ruminants the risk to veterinary and public health must be rapidly determined. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11289Yersiniaserologysmall ruminantsPunjabPakistan |
| spellingShingle | Qudrat Ullah Tariq Jamil Muhammad H Hussain Huma Jamil Muhammad Saqib Usman Tahir Heinrich Neubauer Lisa D Sprague High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Yersinia serology small ruminants Punjab Pakistan |
| title | High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab |
| title_full | High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab |
| title_fullStr | High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab |
| title_full_unstemmed | High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab |
| title_short | High seroprevalence of pathogenic Yersinia spp. in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the Pakistani Punjab |
| title_sort | high seroprevalence of pathogenic yersinia spp in sheep and goats across nine government farms in the pakistani punjab |
| topic | Yersinia serology small ruminants Punjab Pakistan |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/11289 |
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