| Title: |
Wild bird-associated Campylobacter jejuni isolates are a consistent source of human disease, in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom |
| Authors: |
Cody, AJ; McCarthy, ND; Bray, JE; Wimalarathna, HML; Colles, FM; Jansen van Rensburg, MJ; Dingle, KE; Waldenström, J; Maiden, MCJ |
| Publisher Information: |
Wiley |
| Publication Year: |
2016 |
| Collection: |
Oxford University Research Archive (ORA) |
| Description: |
The contribution of wild birds as a source of human campylobacteriosis was investigated in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (UK) over a 10 year period. The probable origin of human Campylobacter jejuni genotypes, as described by multilocus sequence typing, was estimated by comparison with reference populations of isolates from farm animals and five wild bird families, using the STRUCTURE algorithm. Wild bird-attributed isolates accounted for between 476 (2.1%) and 543 (3.5%) cases annually. This proportion did not vary significantly by study year (P = 0.934) but varied seasonally, with wild bird-attributed genotypes comprising a greater proportion of isolates during warmer compared with cooler months (P = 0.003). The highest proportion of wild bird-attributed illness occurred in August (P |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| DOI: |
10.1111/1758-2229.12314 |
| Availability: |
https://doi.org/10.1111/1758-2229.12314; https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:94dc67db-a75e-4066-8882-923887fbcb8a |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; CC Attribution (CC BY) |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.F3CEE137 |
| Database: |
BASE |