西班牙东北部猫感染埃立克体属的血清学证据。

Serological evidence of Ehrlichia spp. exposure in cats from northeastern Spain.

作者信息

Ortuño A, Gauss C B L, García F, Gutierrez J F

机构信息

Departament de Sanitat Animal, Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autonomod de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Barcelona, Spain.

出版信息

J Vet Med B Infect Dis Vet Public Health. 2005 Jun;52(5):246-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1439-0450.2005.00849.x.

DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0450.2005.00849.x

PMID:16115100

Abstract

There is little information about Ehrlichia canis as an infectious agent in cats. In order to estimate the prevalence of antibodies to E. canis in the feline population, 235 cat sera were analysed by indirect fluorescent-antibody test. With the objective to determine some risk factors associated with seropositivity, serum samples were divided into two groups: urban stray cats and pet cats. The seroprevalence detected was 17.9%. Most positive sera (83.3%) showed low antibody titres (<1:80). Seropositivity was very similar when comparing the two groups of animals: 17.4% in urban stray cats and 18.4% in pet cats. Results revealed that cats are exposed to Ehrlichia spp. infection, as the low antibody titres detected and the serological cross-reactivity between Ehrlichia species do not allow us to confirm E. canis exposure.

摘要

关于犬埃立克体作为猫的感染源的信息很少。为了估计猫群中犬埃立克体抗体的流行率，采用间接荧光抗体试验对235份猫血清进行了分析。为了确定与血清阳性相关的一些风险因素，血清样本被分为两组：城市流浪猫和宠物猫。检测到的血清阳性率为17.9%。大多数阳性血清（83.3%）显示低抗体滴度（<1:80）。比较两组动物时，血清阳性率非常相似：城市流浪猫为17.4%，宠物猫为18.4%。结果表明，猫暴露于埃立克体属感染，因为检测到的低抗体滴度以及埃立克体物种之间的血清学交叉反应性使我们无法确认犬埃立克体暴露情况。