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- Title
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Pathogens in Raccoon Dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and Raccoons (Procyon lotor) from Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
- Authors
Klink, Jana C.; Rieger, Alexandra; Wohlsein, Peter; Siebert, Ursula; Obiegala, Anna
- Abstract
Raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and raccoons (Procyon lotor) are invasive alien species originating from East Asia and North America, respectively. They are discussed as vectors and reservoirs for various infectious diseases, including vector-borne and zoonotic pathogens, and are therefore a potential threat to human and domestic animal health, as well as to biodiversity and conservation. In the years 2021 and 2022, 110 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and 30 raccoons (Procyon lotor) were screened via qPCR for the presence of Leptospira spp., Rickettsia spp. and Borreliella spp. in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein as part of a health and risk assessment study. Borreliella spp. were confirmed in one raccoon dog and one raccoon, identified as Borreliella afzelii in the raccoon. Leptospira spp. were found in 21 (19.44%) raccoon dogs and 2 (6.90%) raccoons. In five raccoon dogs, Leptospira spp. were identified as Leptospira borgpetersenii, Leptospira kirschneri and Leptospira interrogans.
- Subjects
SCHLESWIG-Holstein (Germany); EAST Asia; RACCOON dog; RACCOON; ANIMAL health; HEALTH risk assessment; LEPTOSPIRA interrogans; INTRODUCED species; BIODIVERSITY conservation; INVASIVE plants
- Publication
Pathogens, 2024, Vol 13, Issue 3, p270
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens13030270