Publications by authors named "Giuseppina Gelormini"
Functional roles of domestic and wild host populations in infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) epidemiology have been extensively discussed claiming a domestic reservoir for the more susceptible wild hosts, however, based on limited data. With the aim to better assess IKC epidemiology in complex host-pathogen alpine systems, the long-term infectious dynamics and molecular epidemiology of Mycoplasma conjunctivae was investigated in all host populations from six study areas in the Pyrenees and one in the Cantabrian Mountains (Northern Spain). Detection of M.
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- The study investigates the role of Mycoplasma conjunctivae in infectious keratoconjunctivitis (IKC) outbreaks in mountain ruminants in France from 2002 to 2010, analyzing over 159 animal samples.
- It finds that M. conjunctivae can infect both symptomatic and asymptomatic animals, with certain strains persisting locally for up to six years, suggesting complex dynamics in the disease's prevalence.
- Factors like social behaviors, movements, and environmental barriers significantly influence the spread of IKC among wildlife populations, with adult animals being more susceptible than younger ones.