Dipineto L, Rinaldi L, Santaniello A, Sensale M, Cuomo A, Calabria M, Menna L F, Fioretti A
Dipartimento di Patologia e Sanità Animale, Università di Napoli Federico II, via Delpino 1, 80137 Napoli, Italy.
Zoonoses Public Health. 2008 Apr;55(3):173-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2007.01097.x.
Pet rabbits (n = 125) from Southern Italy were submitted to a serological screening for Encephalitozoon cuniculi, using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and a carbon immunoassay (CIA). Seventy-eight examined rabbits showed clinical signs suggestive of encephalitozoonosis (head tilt, ataxia, paralysis, cataracts, uveitis, polyuria and polydipsia), whereas 47 were healthy rabbits. Antibodies anti-E. cuniculi were found in 84/125 (67.2%) sera analysed. The results of the chi-squared test showed that sex and health status had no significant effect (P > 0.05) on E. cuniculi seropositivity; however, rabbits older than 4 months had a seropositivity for E. cuniculi significantly (P < 0.05) higher than that of rabbits aged up to 4 months. The results of the present survey reinforce the assumption that rabbit may be indicated as the main reservoir of E. cuniculi; therefore, routine screening examinations in pet rabbits are strongly advised considering the zoonotic potential of this parasite.
来自意大利南部的125只宠物兔接受了针对兔脑炎微孢子虫的血清学筛查，采用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）和碳免疫测定（CIA）。78只接受检查的兔子表现出提示脑胞内原虫病的临床症状（头部倾斜、共济失调、瘫痪、白内障、葡萄膜炎、多尿和烦渴），而47只为健康兔子。在分析的125份血清中的84份（67.2%）中发现了抗兔脑炎微孢子虫抗体。卡方检验结果表明，性别和健康状况对兔脑炎微孢子虫血清阳性率没有显著影响（P>0.05）；然而，4个月以上的兔子兔脑炎微孢子虫血清阳性率显著（P<0.05）高于4个月及以下的兔子。本次调查结果强化了兔子可能被视为兔脑炎微孢子虫主要宿主的假设；因此，鉴于这种寄生虫的人畜共患病潜力，强烈建议对宠物兔进行常规筛查检查。
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