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A Maggot Mystery in Emergence of Ignatzschineria Bacteraemia in a Febrile White Yorkshire Pig Short running Title: Ignatzschineria spp. bacteremia associated with maggot infested Pig
  • Binod Choudhary,
  • Mamta Choudhary,
  • Lalit L. Kharbikar
Binod Choudhary
National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management

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Mamta Choudhary
National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management
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Lalit L. Kharbikar
National Institute of Abiotic Stress Management
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Abstract

We report the incidence of bacteraemia associated with Ignatzschineria spp. for the first time from animal clinical case presumably, as a post complication of maggot wound in a White Yorkshire pig. We described a clinical history of a febrile adult white Yorkshire pig and the isolation of Ignatzschineria spp. from blood sample. The isolate was characterized phenotypically and further identified by 16S rRNA sequence analysis. Its occurrence may be misdiagnosed in veterinary hospitals especially in low-resource settings, often leading to the underreporting of such emerging infections, since the diagnostic facilities are still in very primitive phase in developing countries. More information on speciation is needed with much about the epidemiology and pathogenesis of this emerging pathogen in order to explore its role in the lives of animals and humans. Novel pathogens continue to emerge in human, domestic animal, wildlife and plant populations, yet the population dynamics of this kind of biological invasion remain poorly understood. This rapid communication may redirect the scientific community working for animal and human health worldwide to unveil such rare emerging infections.