| Publication type: | Article in scientific journal |
| Type of review: | Peer review (publication) |
| Title: | Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland |
| Authors: | Marreros, Nelson Hüssy, Daniela Albini, Sarah Frey, Caroline F. Abril, Carlos Vogt, Hans-Rudolf Holzwarth, Nathalie Wirz-Dittus, Sophie Friess, Martina Engels, Monika Borel, Nicole Willisch, Christian S. Signer, Claudio Hoelzle, Ludwig E. Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre |
| DOI: | 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530 |
| Published in: | Journal of Wildlife Diseases |
| Volume(Issue): | 47 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Page(s): | 530 |
| Pages to: | 543 |
| Issue Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher / Ed. Institution: | Wildlife Disease Association |
| ISSN: | 0090-3558 1943-3700 |
| Language: | English |
| Subject (DDC): | 571: Physiology and related subjects 590: Animals (Zoology) |
| Abstract: | In the early 2000s, several colonies of Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland ceased growing or began to decrease. Reproductive problems due to infections with abortive agents might have negatively affected recruitment. We assessed the presence of selected agents of abortion in Alpine ibex by serologic, molecular, and culture techniques and evaluated whether infection with these agents might have affected population densities. Blood and fecal samples were collected from 651 ibex in 14 colonies throughout the Swiss Alps between 2006 and 2008. All samples were negative for Salmonella spp., Neospora caninum, and Bovine Herpesvirus-1. Antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, Leptospira spp., Chlamydophila abortus, Toxoplasma gondii, and Bovine Viral Diarrhea virus were detected in at least one ibex. Positive serologic results for Brucella spp. likely were false. Overall, 73 samples (11.2%) were antibody-positive for at least one abortive agent. Prevalence was highest for Leptospira spp. (7.9%, 95% CI=5.0–11.7). The low prevalences and the absence of significant differences between colonies with opposite population trends suggest these pathogens do not play a significant role in the population dynamics of Swiss ibex. Alpine ibex do not seem to be a reservoir for these abortive agents or an important source of infection for domestic livestock in Switzerland. Finally, although interactions on summer pastures occur frequently, spillover from infected livestock to free-ranging ibex apparently is uncommon. |
| URI: | https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15463 |
| Fulltext version: | Published version |
| License (according to publishing contract): | Licence according to publishing contract |
| Departement: | Life Sciences and Facility Management |
| Organisational Unit: | Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR) |
| Appears in collections: | Publikationen Life Sciences und Facility Management |
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Marreros, N., Hüssy, D., Albini, S., Frey, C. F., Abril, C., Vogt, H.-R., Holzwarth, N., Wirz-Dittus, S., Friess, M., Engels, M., Borel, N., Willisch, C. S., Signer, C., Hoelzle, L. E., & Ryser-Degiorgis, M.-P. (2011). Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 47(3), 530–543. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530
Marreros, N. et al. (2011) ‘Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland’, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 47(3), pp. 530–543. Available at: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530.
N. Marreros et al., “Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland,” Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 47, no. 3, pp. 530–543, 2011, doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530.
MARREROS, Nelson, Daniela HÜSSY, Sarah ALBINI, Caroline F. FREY, Carlos ABRIL, Hans-Rudolf VOGT, Nathalie HOLZWARTH, Sophie WIRZ-DITTUS, Martina FRIESS, Monika ENGELS, Nicole BOREL, Christian S. WILLISCH, Claudio SIGNER, Ludwig E. HOELZLE und Marie-Pierre RYSER-DEGIORGIS, 2011. Epizootiologic investigations of selected abortive agents in free-ranging Alpine ibex (Capra ibex ibex) in Switzerland. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 2011. Bd. 47, Nr. 3, S. 530–543. DOI 10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530
Marreros, Nelson, Daniela Hüssy, Sarah Albini, Caroline F. Frey, Carlos Abril, Hans-Rudolf Vogt, Nathalie Holzwarth, et al. 2011. “Epizootiologic Investigations of Selected Abortive Agents in Free-Ranging Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex Ibex) in Switzerland.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases 47 (3): 530–43. https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530.
Marreros, Nelson, et al. “Epizootiologic Investigations of Selected Abortive Agents in Free-Ranging Alpine Ibex (Capra Ibex Ibex) in Switzerland.” Journal of Wildlife Diseases, vol. 47, no. 3, 2011, pp. 530–43, https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-47.3.530.
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