Laamari Abdelouahab, Azzag Naouelle, Tennah Safia, Derdour Salima-Yamina, China Bernard, Bouabdallah Ryhan, Ghalmi Farida
Research Laboratory Management of Local Animal Resources, Higher National Veterinary School, El Alia, Oued Smar, 1615 Algiers, Algeria.
Sciensano, Quality of Laboratories, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium.
J Vet Res. 2020 Jul 14;64(3):413-419. doi: 10.2478/jvetres-2020-0045. eCollection 2020 Sep.
Horses ( are susceptible to tick-borne diseases. Two of them, Lyme borreliosis due to and granulocytic anaplasmosis due to were investigated in Algerian horses. The diseases have been less extensively studied in horses and results pertinent to Algeria have not been published.
Blood samples were obtained from 128 horses. IgG antibodies directed against and were detected by an indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (IFAT) and ELISA. The potential effects of age, gender, breed, and health status on seropositivity were also evaluated.
Using IFAT, 28 (21.8%) and 25 (19.5%) animals were positive for and , respectively. Using ELISA, 19 (14.8%) and 33 (25.9%) animals were positive for these bacteria.
The study shows that horses in Algeria are exposed or co-exposed to tick-transmitted zoonotic bacterial species.
马匹易感染蜱传疾病。在阿尔及利亚的马匹中对其中两种疾病进行了调查,即由伯氏疏螺旋体引起的莱姆病和由嗜吞噬细胞无形体引起的粒细胞无形体病。这些疾病在马匹中的研究较少,且尚未发表与阿尔及利亚相关的研究结果。
从128匹马采集血样。通过间接免疫荧光抗体试验(IFAT)和酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)检测针对伯氏疏螺旋体和嗜吞噬细胞无形体的IgG抗体。还评估了年龄、性别、品种和健康状况对血清阳性的潜在影响。
使用IFAT检测,分别有28匹(21.8%)和25匹(19.5%)动物对伯氏疏螺旋体和嗜吞噬细胞无形体呈阳性。使用ELISA检测,分别有19匹(14.8%)和33匹(25.9%)动物对这些细菌呈阳性。
该研究表明阿尔及利亚的马匹暴露于或共同暴露于蜱传播的人畜共患细菌种类。