TY - JOUR
T1 - Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage in different free-living wild animal species in Spain
AU - Porrero, M. Concepción
AU - Mentaberre, Gregorio
AU - Sánchez, Sergio
AU - Fernández-Llario, Pedro
AU - Gómez-Barrero, Susana
AU - Navarro-Gonzalez, Nora
AU - Serrano, Emmanuel
AU - Casas-Díaz, Encarna
AU - Marco, Ignasi
AU - Fernández-Garayzabal, José Francisco
AU - Mateos, Ana
AU - Vidal, Dolors
AU - Lavín, Santiago
AU - Domínguez, Lucas
PY - 2013/10/1
Y1 - 2013/10/1
N2 - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a life-threatening pathogen in humans and its presence in animals is a public health concern. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of MRSA in free-living wild animals. Samples from red deer (n= 273), Iberian ibex (n= 212), Eurasian Griffon vulture (n= 40) and wild boar (n= 817) taken from different areas in Spain between June 2008 and November 2011 were analyzed. Characterization of the isolates was performed by spa typing, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A low prevalence of MRSA was found with 13 isolates obtained from 12 animals (0.89%; 95% CI: 0.46-1.56). All MRSA sequence types belonged to ST398 (t011 and t1451) and ST1 (t127). Genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns (tetracycline resistance in ST398 and clindamycin-erythromycin-tetracycline resistance in ST1) suggest that the MRSA found probably originated in livestock (ST398) or humans (ST1). This is the first report of MRSA carriers in free-living wild animals in Europe. Although our data showed that MRSA prevalence is currently low, free-living wild animals might act as reservoir and represent a potential risk for human health. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
AB - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a life-threatening pathogen in humans and its presence in animals is a public health concern. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence of MRSA in free-living wild animals. Samples from red deer (n= 273), Iberian ibex (n= 212), Eurasian Griffon vulture (n= 40) and wild boar (n= 817) taken from different areas in Spain between June 2008 and November 2011 were analyzed. Characterization of the isolates was performed by spa typing, multi-locus sequence typing (MLST) and antimicrobial susceptibility testing. A low prevalence of MRSA was found with 13 isolates obtained from 12 animals (0.89%; 95% CI: 0.46-1.56). All MRSA sequence types belonged to ST398 (t011 and t1451) and ST1 (t127). Genotypes and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns (tetracycline resistance in ST398 and clindamycin-erythromycin-tetracycline resistance in ST1) suggest that the MRSA found probably originated in livestock (ST398) or humans (ST1). This is the first report of MRSA carriers in free-living wild animals in Europe. Although our data showed that MRSA prevalence is currently low, free-living wild animals might act as reservoir and represent a potential risk for human health. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
KW - MLST
KW - Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
KW - Spa typing
KW - Wildlife
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.06.004
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.06.004
M3 - Article
VL - 198
SP - 127
EP - 130
ER -
