Publications by authors named "Clelia Buccheri Pederzoli"
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- Paratuberculosis, or Johne's disease, is a contagious bacterial infection affecting ruminants, including certain wild and domestic animals, and is recognized under the new EU Animal Health Law requiring surveillance.
- A study conducted in Stelvio National Park, Italy, from 2018 to 2022 analyzed 390 red deer for Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP), finding a 5.9% prevalence overall, which declined over the years.
- The research indicated that older deer and those with lower body mass were more likely to test positive for MAP, suggesting early stages of the infection with minimal signs of disease in the population.
Nematodes of the genus Dictyocaulus are the causative agents of parasitic bronchitis and pneumonia in several domestic and wild ungulates. Various species have been described in wild cervids, as the case of Dictyocaulus cervi in red deer, recently described as a separate species from Dictyocaulus eckerti. In Italy, information on dictyocaulosis in wildlife is limited and often outdated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFShiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) are zoonotic foodborne pathogens of outmost importance and interest has been raised in recent years to define the potential zoonotic role of wildlife in STEC infection. This study aimed to estimate prevalence of STEC in free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) living in areas with different anthropisation levels and describe the characteristics of strains in order to evaluate the potential risk posed to humans.
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