Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina
Cryptosporidiosis of neonatal dairy calves causes diarrhea, resulting in important economic losses. In Argentina, prevalence values of Cryptosporidium spp. and other enteropathogens such as group A rotavirus (RVA), bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC, endotoxin STa+)...
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| author | Garro, Carlos Javier Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Tomazic, Mariela Luján Vilte, Daniel Alejandro Encinas, Micaela Vega, Celina Guadalupe Bok, Marina Parreño, Viviana Schnittger, Leonhard |
| author_browse | Bok, Marina Encinas, Micaela Garro, Carlos Javier Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Parreño, Viviana Schnittger, Leonhard Tomazic, Mariela Luján Vega, Celina Guadalupe Vilte, Daniel Alejandro |
| author_facet | Garro, Carlos Javier Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Tomazic, Mariela Luján Vilte, Daniel Alejandro Encinas, Micaela Vega, Celina Guadalupe Bok, Marina Parreño, Viviana Schnittger, Leonhard |
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| description | Cryptosporidiosis of neonatal dairy calves causes diarrhea, resulting in important economic losses. In Argentina, prevalence values of Cryptosporidium spp. and other enteropathogens such as group A rotavirus (RVA), bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC, endotoxin STa+), have been independently studied in different regions. However, an integrative epidemiological investigation on large-scale farms has not been carried out. In this study, fecal samples (n = 908) were randomly collected from diarrheic and healthy calves from 42 dairy farms, and analyzed for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp., RVA, BCoV, ETEC (STa+) and Salmonella spp. In all sampled dairy farms, dams had been vaccinated against rotavirus and gram-negative bacteria to protect calves against neonatal diarrhea. The proportion of calves shedding Cryptosporidium spp., RVA, and BCoV in animals younger than 20 days of age were 29.8%, 12.4% and 6.4%, and in calves aged between 21 and 90 days, 5.6%, 3.9%, and 1.8%, respectively. ETEC was absent in the younger, and occurred only sporadically in the older group (0.9%), whereas Salmonella spp. was absent in both. The observed sporadic finding or even absence of bacterial pathogens might be explained by the frequent use of parenteral antibiotics in 25.3% and 6.5% of the younger and the older group of calves, respectively, within 2 days prior to sampling and/or vaccination of dams against gram-negative bacteria. Diarrhea was observed in 28.8% (95% CI, 24.7–32.8%) of the younger calves and 11.7% (95% CI, 9.1–15.5%) of the older calves. Importantly, Cryptosporidium spp. (odds ratio (OR) = 5.7; 95% CI, 3.3–9.9; p < 0.0001) and RVA (OR = 2.5; 95% CI, 1.2–5.1; p < 0.05) were both found to be risk factors for diarrhea in calves younger than 20 days old. Based on its high prevalence and OR, our results strongly suggest that Cryptosporidium spp. is the principal causative factor for diarrhea in the group of neonatal calves, whereas RVA seems to play a secondary role in the etiology of diarrhea in the studied farms, with about three-times lower prevalence and a half as high OR. Furthermore, a coinfection rate of Cryptosporidium spp. and RVA of 3.7% was observed in the group of younger calves, which strengthens the assumption that these events are independent. In contrast, due to a low infection rate of enteropathogens in older calves, mixed infection (<< 1%) was virtually absent in this group. |
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| spelling | INTA116532022-04-18T10:55:16Z Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina Garro, Carlos Javier Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Tomazic, Mariela Luján Vilte, Daniel Alejandro Encinas, Micaela Vega, Celina Guadalupe Bok, Marina Parreño, Viviana Schnittger, Leonhard Cryptosporidium parvum Rotavirus Rota Virus Diarrea de Terneros Buenos Aires (provincia) Calf Diarrhoea Rotavirus Buenos Aires (province) Dairy Cattle Ganado de Leche Enteropathogens Enteropatógenos Cryptosporidiosis of neonatal dairy calves causes diarrhea, resulting in important economic losses. In Argentina, prevalence values of Cryptosporidium spp. and other enteropathogens such as group A rotavirus (RVA), bovine coronavirus (BCoV) and enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC, endotoxin STa+), have been independently studied in different regions. However, an integrative epidemiological investigation on large-scale farms has not been carried out. In this study, fecal samples (n = 908) were randomly collected from diarrheic and healthy calves from 42 dairy farms, and analyzed for the presence of Cryptosporidium spp., RVA, BCoV, ETEC (STa+) and Salmonella spp. In all sampled dairy farms, dams had been vaccinated against rotavirus and gram-negative bacteria to protect calves against neonatal diarrhea. The proportion of calves shedding Cryptosporidium spp., RVA, and BCoV in animals younger than 20 days of age were 29.8%, 12.4% and 6.4%, and in calves aged between 21 and 90 days, 5.6%, 3.9%, and 1.8%, respectively. ETEC was absent in the younger, and occurred only sporadically in the older group (0.9%), whereas Salmonella spp. was absent in both. The observed sporadic finding or even absence of bacterial pathogens might be explained by the frequent use of parenteral antibiotics in 25.3% and 6.5% of the younger and the older group of calves, respectively, within 2 days prior to sampling and/or vaccination of dams against gram-negative bacteria. Diarrhea was observed in 28.8% (95% CI, 24.7–32.8%) of the younger calves and 11.7% (95% CI, 9.1–15.5%) of the older calves. Importantly, Cryptosporidium spp. (odds ratio (OR) = 5.7; 95% CI, 3.3–9.9; p < 0.0001) and RVA (OR = 2.5; 95% CI, 1.2–5.1; p < 0.05) were both found to be risk factors for diarrhea in calves younger than 20 days old. Based on its high prevalence and OR, our results strongly suggest that Cryptosporidium spp. is the principal causative factor for diarrhea in the group of neonatal calves, whereas RVA seems to play a secondary role in the etiology of diarrhea in the studied farms, with about three-times lower prevalence and a half as high OR. Furthermore, a coinfection rate of Cryptosporidium spp. and RVA of 3.7% was observed in the group of younger calves, which strengthens the assumption that these events are independent. In contrast, due to a low infection rate of enteropathogens in older calves, mixed infection (<< 1%) was virtually absent in this group. Instituto de Patobiología Fil: Garro, Carlos Javier. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Garro, Carlos Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Morici, Gabriel Edgardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Morici, Gabriel Edgardo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Tomazic, Mariela Luján. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Tomazic, Mariela Luján. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Vilte, Daniel Alejandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria); Argentina Fil: Vilte, Daniel Alejandro. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Encinas, Micaela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Encinas, Micaela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Vega, Celina Guadalupe. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Vega, Celina Guadalupe. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bok, Marina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Bok, Marina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Parreño, Viviana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Virología e Innovaciones Tecnológicas; Argentina Fil: Parreño, Viviana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Patobiología Veterinaria; Argentina Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Schnittger, Leonhard. Universidad de Morón. 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| spellingShingle | Cryptosporidium parvum Rotavirus Rota Virus Diarrea de Terneros Buenos Aires (provincia) Calf Diarrhoea Rotavirus Buenos Aires (province) Dairy Cattle Ganado de Leche Enteropathogens Enteropatógenos Garro, Carlos Javier Morici, Gabriel Edgardo Tomazic, Mariela Luján Vilte, Daniel Alejandro Encinas, Micaela Vega, Celina Guadalupe Bok, Marina Parreño, Viviana Schnittger, Leonhard Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title | Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title_full | Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title_short | Occurrence of Cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of Buenos Aires province, Argentina |
| title_sort | occurrence of cryptosporidium and other enteropathogens and their association with diarrhea in dairy calves of buenos aires province argentina |
| topic | Cryptosporidium parvum Rotavirus Rota Virus Diarrea de Terneros Buenos Aires (provincia) Calf Diarrhoea Rotavirus Buenos Aires (province) Dairy Cattle Ganado de Leche Enteropathogens Enteropatógenos |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/11653 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2405939021000393 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2021.100567 |
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