Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:10:50 BST CiteULike: neteler deer http://www.citeulike.org/user/neteler/tag/deer CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/neteler/article/2218013 <i>Ann Ist Super Sanita, Vol. 42, No. 4. (2006), pp. 405-409.</i><br /><br />Over the last century, changes in land-use, modification of agriculture-livestock production systems, disruption of wildlife habitats, increase of human activities, higher frequency of international and intercontinental travels, wider circulation of animals and animal products have contributed to alter the distribution, presence and density of hosts and vectors. As a result, the number of emerging and reemerging diseases, including zoonoses, have greatly increased. Some infectious pathogens, originated in wild animals and/or maintained in sylvatic environments, have become increasingly important worldwide for their impact on wildlife, human health, livestock and agricultural production systems. In this paper, a synthesis of the information available on selected zoonoses of wildlife origin is given, with special reference to sylvatic tick-borne zoonoses in North-western Italy. Wildlife, environment and (re)-emerging zoonoses, with special reference to sylvatic tick-borne zoonoses in North-Western Italy. D De Meneghi Ann Ist Super Sanita, Vol. 42, No. 4. (2006), pp. 405-409. 2008-01-11T09:34:43-00:00 2006 Ann Ist Super Sanita 0021-2571 42 4 405 409 deer disease ecology environment tick-borne wildlife zoonoses http://www.citeulike.org/user/neteler/article/2174882 <i>Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, Vol. 25, No. 10. (October 2006), pp. 677-678.</i><br /><br />In recent decades, a number of intracellular bacterial strains within the family Anaplasmataceae have been identified around the globe. These bacteria include Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the causative agent of human granulocytic anaplasmosis and Anaplasma marginale, which causes disease in ruminants. Bacteria from this family often have a wide range of hosts, infecting both vertebrates and invertebrates. A. phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular pathogen that parasitises the granulocytes of humans and animals, such as domesticated dogs, sheep, cows and horses, as well as wildlife species, such as deer and rodents [1]. Various strains of A. phagocytophilum have been identified, but only some are considered human pathogens [2]. ... Anaplasmataceae in wild rodents and roe deer from Trento Province (northern Italy). T Beninati G Piccolo A Rizzoli C Genchi C Bandi doi:10.1007/s10096-006-0196-x Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis, Vol. 25, No. 10. (October 2006), pp. 677-678. 2007-12-27T11:11:41-00:00 2006 Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 0934-9723 25 10 677 678 anaplasmosis deer ehrlichiosis rodents ungulates http://www.citeulike.org/user/neteler/article/2187543 <i>Epidemiology and Infection (17 December 2007), pp. 1-9.</i><br /><br />Roe deer Capreolus capreolus are among the most important feeding hosts for the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus, thus contributing to the occurrence of tick-borne diseases in Europe. Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), which is transmitted by co-feeding of larvae and nymphs on rodents, requires precise climatic conditions to occur. We used roe deer as sentinels for potential circulation of TBE virus in Northern Italy, by examining the association between tick infestation, occurrence of TBE human cases, geographical and climatic parameters. Tick infestation on roe deer, and particularly frequency of co-feeding, was clearly associated with the geographic location and the autumnal cooling rate. Consistently, TBE occurrence in humans was geographically related to co-feeding tick abundance. The surveillance of tick infestation on roe deer, combined with remotely sensed climatic data, could therefore be used as an inexpensive early risk assessment tool of favourable conditions for TBE emergence and persistence in humans. Tick infestation on roe deer in relation to geographic and remotely sensed climatic variables in a tick-borne encephalitis endemic area. G Carpi F Cagnacci M Neteler A Rizzoli doi:10.1017/S0950268807000039 Epidemiology and Infection (17 December 2007), pp. 1-9. 2008-01-02T09:47:23-00:00 2007 Epidemiology and Infection 0950-2688 1 9 deer disease gis remote-sensing tbe tick-borne ticks ungulates