Microbial contaminations of laboratory mice and rats in Taiwan from 2004 to 2007

Limited data are available on the pathogen status of contemporary rodent colonies in Taiwan. Here we summarized the rodent pathogen diagnostic records of the Taiwan National Laboratory Animal Center during a 4-y period that representing approximately 10% of the rodent colonies in Taiwan. Demand for...

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Published in:Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science 2009-07, Vol.48 (4), p.381-386
Main Authors: Liang, Chung-Tiang, Shih, Amy, Chang, Yu-Hsiu, Liu, Chiung-Wen, Lee, Ya-Tien, Hsieh, Wei-Chun, Huang, Yuan-Ling, Huang, Wan-Tsang, Kuang, Chih-Hui, Lee, Kan-Hung, Zhuo, Yi-Xing, Ho, Sheng-Yu, Liao, Shiow-Ling, Chiu, Yi-Ying, Hsu, Chieh-Ning, Liang, San-Chi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Adenoviridae Infections - veterinary
animal health
animal health status
animal pathogens
Animals
Biology
Cardiovirus Infections - epidemiology
Cardiovirus Infections - veterinary
disease prevalence
disease surveillance
Hepatitis, Viral, Animal - epidemiology
Housing, Animal
infection
laboratory animals
Mice
microbial contamination
Mycoplasma Infections - epidemiology
Mycoplasma Infections - veterinary
Parvoviridae Infections - epidemiology
Parvoviridae Infections - veterinary
Pneumovirus Infections - epidemiology
Pneumovirus Infections - veterinary
Rats
rodent colonies
Rodent Diseases - epidemiology
Rodent Diseases - microbiology
Rodent Diseases - virology
Taiwan - epidemiology
temporal variation
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Summary:Limited data are available on the pathogen status of contemporary rodent colonies in Taiwan. Here we summarized the rodent pathogen diagnostic records of the Taiwan National Laboratory Animal Center during a 4-y period that representing approximately 10% of the rodent colonies in Taiwan. Demand for pathogen diagnostic service increased continuously from 2004 to 2007, with a 20% increase each year. In 2007, more than 20% of the mouse colonies were positive for mouse parvovirus, mouse hepatitis virus, Theiler murine encephalomyelitis virus, and Mycoplasma pulmonis, with fewer colonies diagnosed as having infections of pneumonia virus of mice, mouse adenovirus, lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, and reovirus. Almost 40% of tested rat colonies were positive for Mycoplasma pulmonis and rat parvovirus, with fewer colonies containing Kilham rat virus, sialodacryoadenitis virus, pneumonia virus of mice, Sendai virus, and Syphacia spp. These data provide a sound overall picture of the health status of mouse and rat colonies in Taiwan.
ISSN:1559-6109
2769-6677