希腊流浪猫体内的特异性抗利什曼原虫属抗体。
Specific anti-Leishmania spp. antibodies in stray cats in Greece.
作者信息
Diakou Anastasia, Papadopoulos Elias, Lazarides Kostantinos
机构信息
Laboratory of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
出版信息
J Feline Med Surg. 2009 Aug;11(8):728-30. doi: 10.1016/j.jfms.2008.01.009. Epub 2009 Feb 28.
Greece is a highly endemic country for Leishmania species. Canine cases of leishmaniosis are recorded in different parts of the country. However, no case of feline leishmaniosis has been reported yet. In the present study, the seroprevalence in cats was investigated as a first approach to measuring Leishmania spp. infection of this animal species, in Greece. For this purpose, blood serum samples from 284 stray adult cats, living in the major area of Thessaloniki (Northern Greece), were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of anti-Leishmania spp. IgG. Eleven (3.87%) of the examined animals were found positive. The prevalence was lower in cats than in dogs coming from the same area, based on previous studies. Despite the low seroprevalence for Leishmania spp. in cats, leishmaniosis may be taken into consideration concerning the differential diagnosis of the feline diseases, especially in endemic areas.
希腊是利什曼原虫属的高度流行国家。该国不同地区都有犬类利什曼病病例记录。然而，尚未有猫类利什曼病病例的报告。在本研究中，对希腊猫的血清阳性率进行了调查，作为衡量该动物物种感染利什曼原虫属的第一步。为此，采用酶联免疫吸附试验对来自塞萨洛尼基主要地区（希腊北部）的284只流浪成年猫的血清样本进行检测，以检测抗利什曼原虫属IgG。在检查的动物中，有11只（3.87%）呈阳性。根据先前的研究，猫的患病率低于来自同一地区的狗。尽管猫感染利什曼原虫属的血清阳性率较低，但在猫病的鉴别诊断中，尤其是在流行地区，仍可能需要考虑利什曼病。
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