Cray C, Rivas Y
Division of Comparative Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida 33101, USA.
J Parasitol. 2013 Feb;99(1):153-4. doi: 10.1645/GE-3152.1. Epub 2012 Jun 13.
Encephalitozoon cuniculi is an obligate intracellular microsporidian parasite that can result in clinical and subclinical infection in many species. It is also considered the cause of a potential zoonotic disease. In the present study, a serological survey was conducted using samples from pet dogs in the state of Florida. Twenty-seven of 125 serum samples, or 21.6%, were found to demonstrate reactivity by ELISA, with titers ranging from 1:32 to 1:512. There were no significant differences by age or sex. This is the first report on the detection of E. cuniculi antibodies in dogs in the United States.
兔脑炎微孢子虫是一种专性细胞内微孢子虫寄生虫，可在许多物种中导致临床和亚临床感染。它也被认为是一种潜在人畜共患病的病因。在本研究中，使用来自佛罗里达州宠物狗的样本进行了血清学调查。125份血清样本中有27份（即21.6%）通过ELISA检测显示有反应性，滴度范围为1:32至1:512。按年龄或性别无显著差异。这是美国关于犬类中检测到兔脑炎微孢子虫抗体的首次报告。
