Pathogenic microorganisms carried by migratory birds passing through the territory of the island of Ustica, Sicily (Italy)

• Published in: Avian pathology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 405 - 409
• Main Authors: Foti, Maria, Rinaldo, Donatella, Guercio, Annalisa, Giacopello, Cristina, Aleo, Aurora, De Leo, Filomena, Fisichella, Vittorio, Mammina, Caterina
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England World Veterinary Poultry Association 01.08.2011; Taylor & Francis Group; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Africa; Ampicillin; Animal biology; Animal Migration; Animals; Animals, Wild - microbiology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Antibiotic resistance; Aves; Avian flu; avian influenza; Bacteriology; Bird Diseases - epidemiology; Bird Diseases - microbiology; Bird migration; Bird populations; Birds; cefotaxime; chloramphenicol; Cryptococcus neoformans; Disease Reservoirs - microbiology; Disease Reservoirs - veterinary; Disease Transmission, Infectious - veterinary; Drug Resistance; ecology; eggs; Environmental health; Environmental indicators; feces; Feces - microbiology; genes; Gram-Negative Bacteria - classification; Gram-Negative Bacteria - isolation & purification; health status; Hyphomycetes; indicator species; Influenza A virus; Influenza A virus - classification; Influenza A virus - isolation & purification; Influenza in Birds - epidemiology; Influenza in Birds - virology; Italy; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Laboratory tests; Life Sciences; Microorganisms; migratory behavior; Migratory birds; Mitosporic Fungi - classification; Mitosporic Fungi - isolation & purification; nalidixic acid; Newcastle disease; Newcastle Disease - epidemiology; Newcastle Disease - virology; Newcastle disease virus - classification; Newcastle disease virus - isolation & purification; Pathogens; Phylogeny; Polymerase chain reaction; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Salmonella bongori; Sicily; Sicily - epidemiology; specific pathogen-free animals; Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms; streptomycin; sulfamethoxazole; tetracycline; Wildlife; Yeasts; Yeasts - classification; Yeasts - isolation & purification; Yersinia enterocolitica; Sicily; Italy; Africa; Life Sciences

Several studies have shown that migratory birds play an important role in the ecology, circulation and dissemination of pathogenic organisms. In October 2006, a health status evaluation was performed on a large population of migratory birds passing through the territory of Ustica (Italy), an island...