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Year 2010 - Volume 30, Number 7
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The role of order Ciconiiformes in the epidemiological chain of Salmonella spp. for public health and biological diversity conservation, 30(7):573-580
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ABSTRACT.- Silva M.A., Marvulo M.F.V., Mota R.A. & Silva J.C.R. 2010. [The role of order Ciconiiformes in the epidemiological chain of Salmonella spp. for public health and biological diversity conservation.] A importância da ordem Ciconiiformes na cadeia epidemiológica de Salmonella spp. para a saúde pública e a conservação da diversidade biológica. Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira 30(7):573-580. Laboratório de Doenças Infecciosas, Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manoel de Medeiros s/n, Dois Irmãos, Recife, PE 52171-900, Brazil. E-mail: marcioandre_mv@hotmail.com
Biological diversity is represented by all nature units and its conservation is about the survival of human beings. Infectious diseases are one of the possible threats for wildlife conservation, which includes salmonellosis as a most important disease, especially for the avifauna. Top alimentary chain birds such as Ciconiiformes can be reservoirs and disseminators of Salmonella spp. to other wild and domestic animals, and also for human populations, with serious risks to public and environmental health. This review describes infection by Salmonella spp., its etiological agent and occurrence in Ciconiiformes, as well as the importance of these wild birds for the epidemiological chain of the zoonosis, and discusses the risks for public health and biological diversity conservation. |
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