Torina A, Vicente J, Alongi A, Scimeca S, Turlá R, Nicosia S, Di Marco V, Caracappa S, de la Fuente J
Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia, Via G. Marinuzzi no. 3, 90129 Palermo, Sicily, Italy.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2007;54(1):8-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.00989.x.
The objective of this study was to characterize the observed prevalence of tick-borne pathogens (TBP) in domestic animals in Sicily, Italy during 2003-2005. Serological (competitive ELISA and indirect immunofluorescence antibody, n = 3299) and DNA tests (polymerase chain reaction and reverse line blot, n = 2565) were conducted on horse, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat, pig and dog samples. Pathogens analysed included Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, Babesia and Theileria species, and Coxiella burnetii. The most prevalent TBP were Anaplasma and Babesia species. The results reported herein suggested that cattle could serve as the major reservoir for Babesia and Theileria spp. while for Anaplasma spp. cattle, dogs, sheep and goats may be the most important reservoir species. These results expanded our knowledge about the prevalence of TBP in Sicily and provided information to understand the epidemiology of tick-borne diseases and may help to implement measures to diagnose, treat and control transmission to humans and animals in this region.
本研究的目的是确定2003年至2005年期间意大利西西里岛家畜中蜱传病原体（TBP）的观察患病率。对马、驴、牛、羊、山羊、猪和狗的样本进行了血清学检测（竞争ELISA和间接免疫荧光抗体，n = 3299）和DNA检测（聚合酶链反应和反向线印迹，n = 2565）。分析的病原体包括无形体属、埃立克体属、立克次体属、巴贝斯虫属和泰勒虫属物种，以及伯氏考克斯体。最常见的TBP是无形体属和巴贝斯虫属物种。本文报道的结果表明，牛可能是巴贝斯虫属和泰勒虫属物种的主要储存宿主，而对于无形体属物种，牛、狗、绵羊和山羊可能是最重要的储存宿主物种。这些结果扩展了我们对西西里岛TBP患病率的认识，并提供了信息以了解蜱传疾病的流行病学，可能有助于实施措施来诊断、治疗和控制该地区人畜之间的传播。
