Cross-species transmission potential between wild pigs, livestock, poultry, wildlife, and humans: Implications for disease risk management in North America
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Abstract
Cross-species disease transmission between wildlife, domestic animals and humans is an increasing threat to public and veterinary health. Wild pigs are increasingly a potential veterinary and public health threat. Here we investigate 84 pathogens and the host species most at risk for transmission with wild pigs using a network approach. We assess the risk to agricultural and human health by evaluating the status of these pathogens and the co-occurrence of wild pigs, agriculture and humans. We identified 34 (87%) OIE listed swine pathogens that cause clinical disease in livestock, poultry, wildlife, and humans. On average 73% of bacterial, 39% of viral, and 63% of parasitic pathogens caused clinical disease in other species. Non-porcine livestock in the family Bovidae shared the most pathogens with swine (82%). Only 49% of currently listed OIE domestic swine diseases had published wild pig surveillance studies. The co-occurrence of wild pigs and farms increased annually at a rate of 1.2% with as much as 57% of all farms and 77% of all agricultural animals co-occurring with wild pigs. The increasing co-occurrence of wild pigs with livestock and humans along with the large number of pathogens shared is a growing risk for cross-species transmission.
Suggested Citation
Miller, R.S., Sweeney, S.J., Slootmaker, C., Grear, D.A., DiSalvo, P.A., Kiser, D., Shwiff, S.A., 2017, Cross-species transmission potential between wild pigs, livestock, poultry, wildlife, and humans: Implications for disease risk management in North America: Scientific Reports, v. 7, p. 1-14, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07336-z.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Cross-species transmission potential between wild pigs, livestock, poultry, wildlife, and humans: Implications for disease risk management in North America |
| Series title | Scientific Reports |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41598-017-07336-z |
| Volume | 7 |
| Publication Date | August 10, 2017 |
| Year Published | 2017 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Nature |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wildlife Health Center |
| Description | Article 7821; 14 p. |
| First page | 1 |
| Last page | 14 |