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Arcobacter – ein unterschätzter Zoonoseerreger?

Arcobacter – an underestimated zoonotic pathogen?

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Die Bedeutung des Erregers Arcobacter für den öffentlichen Gesundheitsdienst ist trotz zunehmender Studien nicht hinreichend geklärt. Neuere Untersuchungen belegen, dass insbesondere Arcobacter (A.) butzleri aber auch A. cryaerophilus und A. skirrowii Gastroenteritiden beim Menschen auslösen können. Die Pathogenese und mögliche Virulenzfaktoren sind noch weitestgehend unbekannt. Nutztiere, vor allem Geflügel und Schweine, stellen wahrscheinlich ein bedeutendes Reservoir für Arcobacter spp. dar. Darüber hinaus wurde Arcobacter in den vergangenen Jahren verstärkt in rohen Fleischprodukten, vor allem Geflügel- und Schweinefleisch, aber auch im Wasser nachgewiesen. Jedoch gibt es zurzeit keine standardisierten Isolations- und Nachweismethoden, um vergleichbare Daten zu erheben. Verstärkte Anstrengungen sowohl in der Veterinär- als auch Humanmedizin sind notwendig, um Kenntnisse zum Vorkommen, zu den Übertragungswegen und zur Pathogenese von Arcobacter spp. zu erhalten und auf dieser Basis eine exakte Risikobewertung durchzuführen.

Abstract

The relevance for public health of the agent Arcobacter is mostly unclear despite of an increasing number of studies. Recent evidence shows that especially Arcobacter (A.) butzleri but also A. cryaerophilus and A. skirrowii may be involved in human enteric diseases. However, little is currently known about pathogenicity or potential virulence factors. Livestock animals, particularly poultry and pigs, might be a significant reservoir of Arcobacter spp. Furthermore, Arcobacter spp. could be isolated from retail raw meat products of these animals as well as from drinking water. There are currently no standardized isolation and detection methods to collect comparable data. Further studies and efforts of both human and veterinary medicine are needed to elucidate prevalence, epidemiology, the pathogenic role and potential virulence factors of Arcobacter spp. These data are the necessary basis for further risk assessment.

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Hänel, I., Tomaso, H. & Neubauer, H. Arcobacter – ein unterschätzter Zoonoseerreger?. Bundesgesundheitsbl 59, 789–794 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00103-016-2350-7

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