Meng Qing-Feng, Wang Wei-Lin, Ni Xiao-Ting, Li Hai-Bin, Yao Gui-Zhe, Sun Xiao-Lin, Wang Wei-Li, Cong Wei
Jilin Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, ChangChun, Jilin Province 130000, P. R. China.
College of Veterinary Medicine, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, Gansu Province 730030, P. R. China.
Korean J Parasitol. 2015 Dec;53(6):759-63. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2015.53.6.759. Epub 2015 Dec 31.
The breeding of domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) for human consumption has a long tradition in China. Infections that can affect the production of meat or even be transmitted from animals to humans are important to monitor, especially for public health reasons as well as for their impact on animal health. Thus, a total of 1,132 domestic rabbit sera from 4 regions in China were collected for serological screening for Encephalitozoon cuniculi and for Toxoplasma gondii by ELISA and modified agglutination test (MAT), respectively. Antibodies to E. cuniculi were detected in 248/1,132 (21.9%) sera tested while antibodies against T. gondii revealed a seroprevalence of 51/1,132 (4.5%). We believe that the present results are of epidemiological implications and public health importance due to the acknowledged susceptibility of humans to E. cuniculi and T. gondii infections. Therefore, routine screening tests of domestic rabbits are proposed considering the zoonotic potential of these parasites.
在中国，养殖家兔（穴兔）供人类食用有着悠久的传统。对于那些可能影响肉类生产甚至从动物传播给人类的感染进行监测十分重要，这不仅出于公共卫生原因，也考虑到其对动物健康的影响。因此，我们从中国4个地区总共采集了1132份家兔血清，分别通过酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）和改良凝集试验（MAT）对兔脑炎微孢子虫和刚地弓形虫进行血清学筛查。在所检测的1132份血清中，有248份（21.9%）检测到兔脑炎微孢子虫抗体，而针对刚地弓形虫的抗体血清阳性率为51/1132（4.5%）。鉴于人们公认对兔脑炎微孢子虫和刚地弓形虫感染易感，我们认为目前的结果具有流行病学意义和公共卫生重要性。因此，考虑到这些寄生虫的人畜共患病潜力，建议对家兔进行常规筛查检测。
