病原性细菌水平在流中反弹,野生猪的人口控制后恢复
Elizabeth A Bradley1, B G Lockaby2, Steven Madere3
1Information Technology & Systems Center, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, USA.
Journal of environmental quality
|February 11, 2025
概括
侵袭性野猪以细菌污染了水. 控制野猪种群可以改善水质,但这些好处是暂时的,因为种群恢复,需要持续管理.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 野生动物生态生态学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 侵入性野猪 (Sus scrofa) 在北美正在扩张.
- 野猪便污染了地表水,增加了致病细菌和动物传播疾病的风险.
- 在野生猪种群控制后,水质的改善发生,但持续时间不清楚.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定野猪种群控制后水质修复的寿命.
- 评估野生猪种群复苏对水质的影响.
- 评估与野生猪便污染相关的公共卫生风险.
主要方法:
- 在地表水中监测大肠杆菌和便中的大肠杆菌度.
- 野生猪清除工作之前,期间和之后的水质指标的比较.
- 通过追踪超越细菌指南的情况,分析公共卫生风险.
主要成果:
- 在清除工作结束后的一年内,大肠杆菌和便大肠杆菌度的中位数显著增加 (746%和159%).
- 细菌度超过了去除前的水平,这表明污染的回归.
- 公共卫生风险增加,大肠杆菌 (10%) 和便大肠杆菌 (12%) 的超标频率更高.
结论:
- 野生猪控制对水质修复的好处不是永久的.
- 野生猪种群的复苏导致水污染和公共卫生风险的复苏.
- 持续控制野生猪种群可能是维持水质改善和减轻健康风险的必要条件.
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