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Prevalence of agglutinating antibodies against Listeria monocytogenes in chicks of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758) in Poland

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In 2002 and 2003, blood samples from white stork (Ciconia ciconia) chicks were examined for the presence of antibodies against Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria antibodies were detected in 121 (59%) of 205 chick samples. The probability of Listeria antibodies being present increased with chick age; chicks detected with Listeria antibodies were in better condition than those without the bacterium.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to M. Antczak, A. Rynda, M. Prange, A. Wysocki, P. Ćwiertnia, J. Kosicki and S. Kuźniak for their co-operation, and J.P. Christensen and P. Croxton for useful remarks. The study was carried out in compliance with national ethical standards and was funded by grants PU-II/17 and PU-II/2, and partially by the Local Government Agency Ostrów Wielkopolski and PTPP “pro Natura”.

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  1. Department of Biology and Parasitology, Karol Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, Fredry 10, 61-701, Poznań, Poland

    Izabela Andrzejewska

  2. Polish Society for the Protection of Birds, Group of South Wielkopolska, Wrocławska 60A/7, 63-400, Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland

    Paweł T. Dolata

  3. Institute of Biotechnology and Environmental Protection, University of Zielona Góra, Monte Cassino 21b, 65-561, Zielona Góra, Poland

    Leszek Jerzak

  4. Department of Avian Biology and Ecology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614, Poznań, Poland

    Jerzy Ptaszyk, Piotr Tryjanowski & Piotr Zduniak

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Andrzejewska, I., Dolata, P.T., Jerzak, L. et al. Prevalence of agglutinating antibodies against Listeria monocytogenes in chicks of the white stork (Ciconia ciconia Linnaeus, 1758) in Poland. Eur J Wildl Res 50, 218–220 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-004-0066-8

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