Department of Pathology and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, CREMOPAR Regione Campania, Via Della Veterinaria 1, 80137, Naples, Italy.
Parasitol Res. 2013 Apr;112(4):1805-7. doi: 10.1007/s00436-012-3241-y. Epub 2012 Dec 30.
A cross-sectional serological survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of besnoitiosis in cattle farms located in a region of southern Italy. A geographical information system (GIS) was used in order to uniformly sample the bovine farms (n=88) throughout the entire region. Blood samples were collected from 528 autochthonous cattle and sera were tested for antibodies to Besnoitia besnoiti using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test. The farm prevalence was 83.0% (73/88), and the individual animal prevalence was 44.1% (233/528). The availability of geo-referenced point or areal data on bovine besnoitiosis and the construction of prevalence maps by GIS are suggested for dissemination of information to veterinarians on this emerging infection in cattle.
本研究在意大利南部地区进行了一项横断面血清学调查，以评估贝氏巴贝斯虫病在牛场中的流行情况。本研究使用地理信息系统（GIS）在整个地区内均匀采样牛场（n=88）。采集了 528 头本地牛的血液样本，并使用酶联免疫吸附试验检测了针对贝氏巴贝斯虫的抗体。牛场的流行率为 83.0%（73/88），个体动物的流行率为 44.1%（233/528）。建议通过 GIS 提供有关牛贝氏巴贝斯虫病的地理参考点或区域数据的可用性，并构建流行率图，以便向兽医传播有关这种在牛群中新兴感染的信息。
