Aspergillosis in breeding turkeys

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1 Jacques Guillot, Simon Thierry, Pascal Arné UMR AFSSA, ENVA BIPAR, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France Aspergillosis Aspergillosis in in breeding turkeys breeding turkeys: from experimental from experimental infections infections… to to field field investigations investigations Introduction • aspergillosis in a very wide range of avian species… • of utmost importance in turkeys Introduction Annual production of turkeys Reproductors -Primary breedings Hatcheries Introduction Commercial production Generic pools Great grand parents chronic aspergillosis brooder pneumonia chronic aspergillosis egg aspergillosis significant economic losses Experimental models In different avian species in chickens Fadl Elmula et al. 1984; O’Meara & Chute, 1959; Taylor & Burroughs, 1973; Van Cutsem, 1983 in starlings A tasaver & Gümüssoy, 2004 in ducks Graczyk et al., 1998 in Japanese quails Chaudhary & Sadana, 1988; Gümüssoy et al. 2004; Olson, 1969 in pigeons Van Cutsem et al., 1989; Beernaert et al., 2008 in ostriches Walker, 1915 in turkeys Kunkle & Rimler, 1996; Kunkle & Sacco, 1998; Kunkle et al., 1999; Redig, 1986; Richard et al., 1981; Richard & Thurston, 1983, Richard et al., 1991; Féménia et al. 2007 Experimental models inoculation routes inoculation routes inoculation in inoculation in the thoracic the thoracic air sac, in air sac, in the lungs the lungs, in , in the trachea the trachea inhalation models inhalation models with with or or without immunosuppression without immunosuppression to to study host-pathogen study host-pathogen interactions interactions to to develop develop diagnostic diagnostic tools tools to test to test the efficacy the efficacy of of antifungal drugs antifungal drugs to to evaluate evaluate vaccines vaccines… In different avian species With different protocols With different objectives… lungs lungs / / air sacs air sacs

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Jacques Guillot, Simon Thierry, Pascal ArnéUMR AFSSA, ENVA BIPAR, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France

Aspergillosis Aspergillosis in in breeding turkeysbreeding turkeys::

from experimental from experimental infectionsinfections…… ……to to field field investigationsinvestigations

Introduction

• aspergillosis in a very wide range of avian species…

• of utmost importance in turkeys

Introduction

Annual production of turkeys

Reproductors ♂-♀

Primary breedings

Hatcheries

Introduction

Commercialproduction

Generic poolsGreat grand parents

chronicaspergillosis

brooderpneumonia

chronicaspergillosis

eggaspergillosis

significant economic losses

Experimental models

In different avian species

in chickensFadl Elmula et al. 1984; O’Meara & Chute, 1959; Taylor & Burroughs, 1973; Van Cutsem, 1983

in starlingsA tasaver & Gümüssoy, 2004

in ducks Graczyk et al., 1998

in Japanese quails Chaudhary & Sadana, 1988; Gümüssoy et al. 2004; Olson, 1969

in pigeons Van Cutsem et al., 1989; Beernaert et al., 2008

in ostriches Walker, 1915

in turkeysKunkle & Rimler, 1996; Kunkle & Sacco, 1998; Kunkle et al., 1999; Redig, 1986; Richard et al., 1981; Richard & Thurston, 1983, Richard et al., 1991; Féménia et al. 2007

Experimental models

inoculation routesinoculation routesinoculation in inoculation in the thoracic the thoracic air sac, in air sac, in the lungsthe lungs, in , in the tracheathe tracheainhalation modelsinhalation models

with with or or without immunosuppressionwithout immunosuppression

to to study host-pathogen study host-pathogen interactionsinteractionsto to develop develop diagnostic diagnostic toolstoolsto test to test the efficacy the efficacy of of antifungal drugsantifungal drugsto to evaluate evaluate vaccinesvaccines……

In different avian species

With different protocols

With different objectives…

lungslungs / / air sacsair sacs

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Experimental models

Weighing + + + + + +Blood sample + + + + + +

Mycology - - - - - +

Histology - - - - - +

D0 D1 D4

101077 conidiaconidiaof of A.A. fumigatusfumigatus

in in thoracic thoracic air sacair sac

D2 D6

D7

16 one -dayold chicks

Experimental models

Weighing + + + + + +Blood sample + + + + + +

Mycology - - - - - +

Histology - - - - - +

D0 D1 D4D2 D6

D7

16 one-dayold chicks

4 one-dayold chicks

Experimental models

16 infectedchicks

4 controlchicks

Le Loch’ et al. 2007

Experimental models

Weighing + + + + +

Mycology - + + + +

Histology - + + + +

D0 D1 D7D3 D10

16 one-dayold chicks

4 one-dayold chicks

Experimental models

Féménia et al. 2007

Hyphae and swollen conidia(PAS stain, bar = 10 µm)

D1

Air sac

Numerous small radiating hyphae(Methenamine Silver stain, bar = 10 µm)

Experimental models

Féménia et al. 2007

Hyphae in giant cells(Methenamine silver stain, bar = 10 µm)

D3pulmonary tissue

Early evolution of the inflammatory cellpopulation: mononuclear cells and

heterophils (HES stain, bar = 10 µm)

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Experimental models

Féménia et al. 2007

Intra-granulomatous fungi, phagocytized bymultinucleate giant cells

(Methenamine silver stain, bar = 10 µm)

D7pulmonary tissue

Reproductors ♂-♀

Primary breedings

Hatcheries

Field investigations

Commercialproduction

Generic poolsGreat grand parents

Field investigations

• • a 600 ma 600 m22 confinement building in the Center of France confinement building in the Center of France

• • a flock comprising 4500 turkeysa flock comprising 4500 turkeys females slaughtered at the age of 12 w and males at the age of 16 w females slaughtered at the age of 12 w and males at the age of 16 w

Genotyping Genotyping of of environmentalenvironmentaland clinicaland clinical A. A. fumigatusfumigatus

isolatesisolates

(2 microsatellite markers)(2 microsatellite markers)Bart-Delabesse Bart-Delabesse et alet al. J. Clin. . J. Clin. MicrobiolMicrobiol. 1998. 1998

Field investigations

5 males5 males 5 5 femalesfemales

10 healthy chicks,

23 isolates,

1 unique genotype

Lair-Fulleringer et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003

Field investigations

9 9 healthy turkeyshealthy turkeys, 55 , 55 isolatesisolates, 17 , 17 genotypesgenotypes

Lair-Fulleringer et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003

Field investigations

2 carcass condemnations,

36 isolates,

2 genotypes

Lair-Fulleringer et al. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003

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Field investigations

362 air samples, 134 isolates

53 genotypes

16 week-sampling periodLair-Fulleringer et al. Poultry Science 2006

Reproductors ♂-♀

Primary breedings

Hatcheries

Field investigations

Commercialproduction

Generic poolsGreat grand parents

Field investigations

• • a 700 ma 700 m22 hatchery, 6 rooms with 12 incubators hatchery, 6 rooms with 12 incubators

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Genotyping Genotyping of of environmentalenvironmentalA. A. fumigatusfumigatus isolates isolates

Multi Locus VNTR Multi Locus VNTR AnalysisAnalysis

Poster PP-07-16 Poster PP-07-16 Thierry Thierry et alet al. ISHAM 2009. ISHAM 2009

Thierry Thierry et alet al. 2009. 2009

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Conclusion

Aspergillosis in turkeys = = not a single not a single entity entity but a but a complex complex of of several diseasesseveral diseases……

• • host-phost-pathogen athogen interactions ?interactions ?

• • circulation of circulation of A. A. fumigatusfumigatus in animal in animal facilities facilities ??

• • prevention program prevention program ??

Acknowledgements

Pascal Pascal ArnéArnéRené René ChermetteChermetteManjula Manjula DevilleDevilleFrançoise Françoise FéméniaFéméniaDominique HuetDominique HuetSimon Thierry (Simon Thierry (PhDPhD))Adélaide Nieguitsila Adélaide Nieguitsila ((PhDPhD))Guillaume Le LochGuillaume Le Loch’’ (master) (master)AnaAnaïs ïs Desouter Desouter (master)(master)Eléonor Mazzola-Rossi Eléonor Mazzola-Rossi (master)(master)

Stéphane BretagneStéphane BretagneFrançoise Françoise BotterelBotterel

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Dominique Dominique MazierMazierCarine Carine MarinacMarinacJean-Yves BrossasJean-Yves Brossas

Janssen-CilagJanssen-CilagEtienne MeissonnierEtienne Meissonnier

Couvoir Couvoir GrelierGrelierVincent Vincent GallardGallardGérard Gérard LévèqueLévèque