Expertos alertan sobre peligrosa bacteria en aves, mamíferos y reptiles
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2021-06
Autores
Núñez Z., Johnny
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Oficina de Comunicación, Universidad Nacional
Resumen
La manipulación inadecuada de las
excretas, secreciones o cadáveres de aves,
reptiles, anfibios y mamíferos podría
pasar de una tarea cotidiana a una seria
complicación de salud, tanto en animales
como en personas. La investigación
realizada por el Programa de Medicina
Poblacional de la Escuela de Medicina
Veterinaria de la Universidad Nacional
(MEDPOB-UNA) halló la presencia de la
bacteria Chlamydia, la cual ha causado la
muerte de aves, y por su potencial zoonótico
ha sido transmitido y ha enfermado a
personas, en dos casos de gravedad. Sin
embargo, se desconoce en cuántos casos
esta enfermedad se podría confundir con
otras etiologías que ocasionan gripe.
Antony Solórzano, bajo la tutoría de
Gaby Dolz, coordinadora de la Maestría
en Enfermedades Tropicales de la UNA,
realizó este estudio con el fin de detectar
y caracterizar la bacteria Chlamydia en
aves domésticas y silvestres, reptiles y
mamíferos de Costa Rica. Como parte del
trabajo, encontró en distintos grupos de
aves domésticas, sobre todo en muestras
de aves de traspatio asintomáticas y en
menor cantidad en aves de producción
industrial, como también en aves silvestres
(en cautiverio o de vida libre) la bacteria
Chlamydia psittaci
Improper handling of bird excreta, secretions or carcasses excretions, secretions or carcasses of birds, reptiles, amphibians and reptiles, amphibians, and mammals could from an everyday task to a serious health health complications in both animals and humans. and humans. The research conducted by the Population Medicine Program of Population Medicine of the School of Veterinary Veterinary Medicine School of the National University (MEDPOB-UNA) found the presence of the bacterium Chlamydia bacterium, which has caused the death of birds death of birds, and because of its zoonotic potential, it has been has been transmitted and has sickened people, in two serious people, in two serious cases. Without However, it is not known in how many cases this disease could be confused with other etiologies other etiologies that cause influenza. Antony Solórzano, under the tutelage of Gaby Dolz, coordinator of the Master's program in in Tropical Diseases at UNA, conducted this study in order to detect and characterize and characterize the Chlamydia bacterium in domestic and wild birds domestic and wild birds, reptiles and mammals in mammals of Costa Rica. As part of the as part of the work, he found in different groups of domestic birds, especially in samples of asymptomatic backyard samples of asymptomatic backyard birds and, to a lesser extent, in in industrial production birds, as well as in wild birds. production birds, as well as in wild birds (in captivity or free-living birds) the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci
Improper handling of bird excreta, secretions or carcasses excretions, secretions or carcasses of birds, reptiles, amphibians and reptiles, amphibians, and mammals could from an everyday task to a serious health health complications in both animals and humans. and humans. The research conducted by the Population Medicine Program of Population Medicine of the School of Veterinary Veterinary Medicine School of the National University (MEDPOB-UNA) found the presence of the bacterium Chlamydia bacterium, which has caused the death of birds death of birds, and because of its zoonotic potential, it has been has been transmitted and has sickened people, in two serious people, in two serious cases. Without However, it is not known in how many cases this disease could be confused with other etiologies other etiologies that cause influenza. Antony Solórzano, under the tutelage of Gaby Dolz, coordinator of the Master's program in in Tropical Diseases at UNA, conducted this study in order to detect and characterize and characterize the Chlamydia bacterium in domestic and wild birds domestic and wild birds, reptiles and mammals in mammals of Costa Rica. As part of the as part of the work, he found in different groups of domestic birds, especially in samples of asymptomatic backyard samples of asymptomatic backyard birds and, to a lesser extent, in in industrial production birds, as well as in wild birds. production birds, as well as in wild birds (in captivity or free-living birds) the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci
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BACTERIAS, AVES, COSTA RICA, PSITTACIDAE, BACTERIA, BIRDS