Bandelj Petra, Vengušt Diana Žele, Blagus Rok, Vergles Rataj Aleksandra, Krt Branko
Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Gerbičeva ulica 60, SI-1115 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Institute for Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, University of Ljubljana, Vrazov trg 2, SI-1104 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Animals (Basel). 2021 Nov 3;11(11):3139. doi: 10.3390/ani11113139.
is a zoonotic parasite of great public health concern. Wild boars could be considered an emerging source of toxoplasmosis in humans due to the popularity of venison and their increasing population. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of in the Slovenian wild boar population and evaluate risk factors for human infection. Of 353 samples, 62% were positive for using ELISA tests. This is the highest seroprevalence reported to date in wild boar worldwide. The increase in prevalence with increasing age ( = 0.003) and weight ( = 0.002) were statistically significant, whereas gender was not ( = 0.781). Odds for being -positive increased with age with the largest difference being between 2-3-year-old and 1-2-year-old animals (OR = 2.66, 95%CI: 1.03-6.85). Animals weighing 20-40 kg had a higher risk than animals weighing 0-20 kg (OR = 2.74, 95%CI: 1.21-6.20), whereas a further increase in the weight was not associated with increasing the odds. Due to the high Toxoplasma prevalence, the study concluded that the risk of exposure to from handling raw or undercooked wild boar meat is high. Surveillance protocols should be established at the national level together with increased awareness within the hunting community.
是一种引起重大公共卫生关注的人畜共患寄生虫。由于鹿肉的受欢迎程度以及野猪数量的增加，野猪可被视为人类弓形虫病的一个新出现的来源。本研究的目的是确定斯洛文尼亚野猪种群中的血清阳性率，并评估人类感染的风险因素。在353份样本中，使用酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）检测，62%的样本对[具体寄生虫名称未给出]呈阳性。这是迄今为止全球报道的野猪中该寄生虫血清阳性率最高的。随着年龄（P = 0.003）和体重（P = 0.002）增加，阳性率的上升具有统计学意义，而性别则无（P = 0.781）。[具体寄生虫名称未给出]呈阳性的几率随年龄增加，2至3岁动物与1至2岁动物之间的差异最大（比值比[OR] = 2.66，95%置信区间[CI]：1.03 - 6.85）。体重20至40千克的动物比体重0至20千克的动物风险更高（OR = 2.74，95%CI：1.2I - 6.20），而体重进一步增加与几率增加无关。由于弓形虫的高流行率，该研究得出结论，处理生的或未煮熟的野猪肉而接触[具体寄生虫名称未给出]的风险很高。应在国家层面制定监测方案，并提高狩猎社区的认识。
