Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Stigbøjlen 4, DK-1870 Frederiksberg C, Denmark.
Acta Vet Scand. 2010 Jan 18;52(1):3. doi: 10.1186/1751-0147-52-3.
Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and Anaplasma phagocytophilum are able to infect horses. However, the extend to which Danish horses are infected and seroconvert due to these two bacteria is unknown. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of B. burgdorferi sensu lato and A. phagocytophilum in Danish horses.
A total of 390 blood samples collected from all major regions of Denmark and with a geographical distribution corresponding to the density of the Danish horse population were analyzed. All samples were examined for the presence of antibodies against B. burgdorferi sensu lato and A. phagocytophilum by the use of the SNAP 4DX ELISA test.
Overall, 29.0% of the horses were seropositive for B. burgdorferi sensu lato whereas 22.3% were seropositive for A. phagocytophilum.
Antibodies against B burgdorferi sensu lato and A. phagocytophilum are commonly found among Danish horses thus showing that Danish horses are frequently infected by these organisms.
伯氏疏螺旋体亚种和嗜吞噬细胞无形体能够感染马。然而，丹麦马感染这些细菌并发生血清转化的程度尚不清楚。本研究旨在评估丹麦马中伯氏疏螺旋体亚种和嗜吞噬细胞无形体的血清流行率。
分析了来自丹麦所有主要地区的 390 份血样，这些地区的地理分布与丹麦马种群密度相对应。使用 SNAP 4DX ELISA 试验检测所有样本中是否存在针对伯氏疏螺旋体亚种和嗜吞噬细胞无形体的抗体。
总体而言，29.0%的马对伯氏疏螺旋体亚种呈血清阳性，而 22.3%的马对嗜吞噬细胞无形体呈血清阳性。
丹麦马中常见伯氏疏螺旋体亚种和嗜吞噬细胞无形体的抗体，表明这些生物体经常感染丹麦马。
