U. Wernery’s research while affiliated with United Arab Emirates University and other places

... A separate genetic clade of C buteonis was also recently identified in 39 gyrfalcons (Falco rusticolus) from the United Arab Emirates, demonstrating new clades and that genotype classification of C buteonis is still in its infancy. 32 Because many cases were tested before C buteonis-specific primers or sequencing were available, we cannot say with confidence that all cases are truly C buteonis. ...

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Chlamydial infections in free-ranging raptors presenting to a university veterinary medical teaching hospital (1993–2022)

... Ethiopia has no animal welfare legislation and donkeys have been of little concern to veterinary authorities. Health and welfare challenges facing working donkeys and mules in Ethiopia include relationship and management problems such as poor communication and handling; poor nutrition; poor harnessing practice resulting in wounds, sores, and injuries; hoof associated problems and other causes of lameness; road traffic accidents, neglect and abandonment; and diseases such as tetanus, strangles, rabies, parasites, epizootic lymphangitis and colic (Yilma et al., 1990;Endebu and Roger, 2003;Curran et al., 2005;Biffa and Woldemeskel, 2006;Mekuria et al., 2013;Getachew et al., 2014;Chala et al., 2019;Meseret et al., 2014). ...

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Improving donkey welfare in Ethiopia: Using a sustainable scalable integrated community-based approach

... [15,16], Bibersteinia trehalosi, Schaalia sp., Trueperella pyogens [16], Mannheimia haemolyica [17], Actinobacillus sp. [18], Streptococcus agalactiae [19], the Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus [20,21] and Mycobacterium bovis [22,23]. Therefore, investigations considering a broad spectrum of bacteria causing purulent infections and abscesses are essential for therapeutic options, and the prognosis and assessment of health risks. ...

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Fatal Infection in an Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) Caused by Pathogenic Rhodococcus equi

... Mammalian hosts can also appear asymptomatic for long periods of time 1 and potentially spread the infection to other animals. Considering the large economic impact that T. evansi has in various agriculture-oriented countries, preventive strategies to control its spread have been severely lacking 8,18,19 . Not much is known about the full situation of Surra in the UAE as it seems likely that a considerable amount of cases are under reported. ...

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Iatrogenic transmission of Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels and its consequences

... Genomic analyses have demonstrated that S. equi exhibits a low level of diversity relative to its global distribution [10][11][12], which is problematic when it comes to partitioning the population for analysis and epidemiological investigations. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) provides poor resolution for S. equi. ...

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Progressive evolution of Streptococcus equi from Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus and adaption to equine hosts

... Mammalian hosts can also appear asymptomatic for long periods of time 1 and potentially spread the infection to other animals. Considering the large economic impact that T. evansi has in various agriculture-oriented countries, preventive strategies to control its spread have been severely lacking 8,18,19 . Not much is known about the full situation of Surra in the UAE as it seems likely that a considerable amount of cases are under reported. ...

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Iatrogenic transmission of Trypanosoma evansi infection in camels and its consequences

... It has been later reported in the U.S. and many European countries [47,48]. T. asinigenitalis used to be considered as non-pathogenic, but recently a new strain of T. asinigenitalis isolated from a wild jack was reported to cause severe, purulent endometritis in mares [49]. On the other hand, T. asinigenitalis does not apparently cause natural diseases in jennies or jacks [50]. ...

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Reproductive Disorders in Donkeys: Current Evidence and Update

... In addition, the Luminex assay, originally developed for the diagnosis of equine glanders, was performed as previously described using the heat shock protein (GroEL) (BPSL2697) and hemolysin-coregulated protein (Hcp1) (BPSS1498) antigens [32]. A serum from a horse naturally infected with B. mallei (identified as MRI#1) was used as a positive control to determine S/P%, which was calculated for each antigen using the same formula as for GLANDA ELISA. ...

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Reassessing the distribution of Burkholderia pseudomallei outside known endemic areas using animal serological screening combined with environmental surveys: The case of Les Saintes (Guadeloupe) and French Guiana

... husbandry and management systems practiced by According to different reports Brucella abortus and pastoral society, sex, age, climatic condition, absence of Brucella melitensis are the most frequently isolated veterinary services and type of diagnostic methods Brucella species from milk, aborted fetal and vaginal performed [27]. swabs of suspected camels [9,10]. In camel, it is ...

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Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Camel Brucellosis in Selected Pastoral Area of East Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

... The observation of a camel-calf pair with a shared nasal GBS type suggest nose to nose contact may be a route of transmission. Reports of GBS in respiratory tract infections in camels suggest that the nasal cavity may serve as a reservoir for opportunistic GBS infections [13,42]. In humans, rectal colonisation is the most common form of GBS carriage and widely recognized as a source of sporadic disease in infants [43]. ...

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Investigation of extramammary sources of Group B Streptococcus reveals its unusual ecology and epidemiology in camels