Hestvik, Gete
- Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Sveriges Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA)
Sammanfattning
Tularemia caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic disease. Tularemia is a common disease in the hare, and as a game species can be an important source of infection for humans. In this study, hares diagnosed with tularemia were examined with the aim to investigate whether the muscle (meat) had any pathological changes and/or contained F. tularensis. Real-time PCR and/or immunohistochemistry (IHC) detected the bacteria in muscle samples from 40 out of 43 investigated hares. IHC showed that bacteria were few and most commonly located in the peri- and endomysium. Histopathology showed occasional perimysial necroses and mild inflammation in association to the bacteria. Attempts to culture from 14 muscle samples were successful in two cases, both stored in the freezer
Nyckelord
Francisella; hare meat; immunohistochemistry; pathology; tularemia
Publicerad i
Epidemiology and Infection
2017, volym: 145, nummer: 16, sidor: 3449-3454
Utgivare: CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
SLU författare
Södersten, Fredrik
- Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
Gavier Widén, Dolores
- Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Sveriges Veterinärmedicinska Anstalt (SVA)
- Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
UKÄ forskningsämne
Patobiologi
Publikationens identifierare
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268817002540
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/93386