Matjila Paul Tshepo, Leisewitz Andrew L, Jongejan Frans, Bertschinger Henk J, Penzhorn Barend L
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag x04, 0110 Onderstepoort, South Africa.
Vet Parasitol. 2008 Oct 20;157(1-2):123-7. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.07.016. Epub 2008 Jul 23.
Blood specimens from wild dogs (n=301) were obtained from De Wildt Cheetah and Wildlife Centre (Pretoria) and five game reserves (4 in the North-West Province and 1 in Limpopo Province), South Africa. Specimens were screened for Babesia, Theileria, Hepatozoon and Ehrlichia/Anaplasma species using PCR and Reverse Line Blot (RLB) assays. Positive results were obtained in 18 (6%) wild dogs. Sixteen specimens were found positive for Babesia rossi and two dogs were Hepatozoon sp. positive. It appears that these tick-borne pathogens are not widely distributed in wild dog populations.
来自南非野狗(n = 301)的血液样本取自德维尔特猎豹与野生动物中心(比勒陀利亚)以及五个野生动物保护区(西北省4个,林波波省1个)。使用聚合酶链反应(PCR)和反向线印迹(RLB)分析法对样本进行巴贝斯虫属、泰勒虫属、肝簇虫属以及埃立克体属/无形体属物种的筛查。18只(6%)野狗检测结果呈阳性。16个样本检测出感染罗氏巴贝斯虫,两只狗感染肝簇虫属呈阳性。这些蜱传播病原体似乎并未在野狗群体中广泛传播。