Herrero C, Pelaz C, Alvar J, Molina R, Vázquez J, Anda P, Casal J, Martin-Bourgon C
Servicio de Bacteriología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
Eur J Epidemiol. 1992 Jul;8(4):575-9. doi: 10.1007/BF00146379.
To assess canine exposure to spotted fever group rickettsiae in the central provinces of Spain, ticks removed from dogs were studied by immunofluorescence (IF) staining. Twenty-eight out of 65 (43.0%) samples from ticks were positive. Sera from 58 dogs were also collected and the presence of antibodies to Rickettsia conorii studied. Thirty-four (58.6%) dogs presented significant titers by IF. Surveillance data from these provinces show the presence of Boutonneuse fever cases during recent years, evidence that dogs could serve as an indicator of rickettsial activity in these areas.
为评估西班牙中部省份犬类感染斑点热群立克次体的情况，对从犬身上采集的蜱虫进行了免疫荧光（IF）染色研究。65份蜱虫样本中有28份（43.0%）呈阳性。还采集了58只犬的血清，检测了抗康氏立克次体抗体的存在情况。通过IF检测，34只（58.6%）犬呈现出显著的抗体效价。这些省份的监测数据显示近年来存在纽扣热病例，这证明犬类可作为这些地区立克次体活动的指示物。
