One Health: Urban birds peck up resistant pathogens

Curr Biol. 2024 Sep 9;34(17):R829-R831. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.07.075.

Abstract

A spatial-genomic analysis reveals that bird species living closer to humans have higher diversity of the pathogen Campylobacter and its antimicrobial resistance genes. This suggests that urbanization could promote pathogen transmission among wild animals and, potentially, humans.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Bird Diseases / epidemiology
  • Bird Diseases / microbiology
  • Bird Diseases / transmission
  • Birds / microbiology
  • Campylobacter / genetics
  • Campylobacter / physiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / epidemiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Campylobacter Infections / veterinary
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial / genetics
  • Humans
  • One Health*
  • Urbanization

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents