Bogdan Andreea Monica, Ionita Mariana, Mitrea Ioan Liviu
Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases & Animal Biology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 11464 Bucharest, Romania.
Microorganisms. 2021 Feb 12;9(2):373. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms9020373.
The purpose of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of selected tick-borne-pathogens (TBPs) among Romanian horses. For this, a total of 223 animals originating from north, central, and southeast Romania, including horses from stud farms ( = 118) and working horses ( = 105), were tested using a commercial rapid ELISA-based test. Overall, 10.3% (95% confidence interval (CI): 6.7-15.1%) of the tested horses were seropositive for antibodies (Ab) against Additionally, 18.8% (95% CI: 13.9-24.6%) and 0.5% (95% CI: 0.01-2.5%) of horses were seropositive for Ab against sensu lato and spp., respectively. Among the tested horses, 3.1% were seroreactive to two or three pathogens. These findings show the natural exposure of Romanian horses to zoonotic tick-borne pathogens and emphasize the need for further studies to better understand the epidemiology of equine tick-borne diseases in Romania.
本研究的目的是调查罗马尼亚马匹中特定蜱传病原体（TBPs）的血清流行率。为此，使用基于酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）的商业快速检测方法，对总共223匹来自罗马尼亚北部、中部和东南部的动物进行了检测，其中包括种马场的马匹（n = 118）和役用马（n = 105）。总体而言，10.3%（95%置信区间（CI）：6.7 - 15.1%）的受试马匹针对[具体病原体1]的抗体（Ab）呈血清阳性。此外，分别有18.8%（95% CI：13.9 - 24.6%）和0.5%（95% CI：0.01 - 2.5%）的马匹针对狭义[具体病原体2]和[具体病原体3]种的Ab呈血清阳性。在受试马匹中，3.1%对两种或三种病原体呈血清反应性。这些发现表明罗马尼亚马匹自然暴露于人畜共患的蜱传病原体，并强调需要进一步研究，以更好地了解罗马尼亚马蜱传疾病的流行病学。
