Stroffolini Giacomo, Segala Francesco Vladimiro, Lupia Tommaso, Faraoni Silvia, Rossi Luca, Tomassone Laura, Zanet Stefania, De Rosa Francesco Giuseppe, Di Perri Giovanni, Calcagno Andrea
Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medical Sciences, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, University of Turin, 10149 Turin, Italy.
Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Life (Basel). 2021 Nov 27;11(12):1310. doi: 10.3390/life11121310.
Ticks are hematophagous parasites that can transmit a variety of human pathogens, and their life cycle is dependent on several climatic factors for development and survival. We conducted a study in Piedmont and Aosta Valley, Italy, between 2009 and 2018. The study matched human sample serologies for spp. with publicly available climatic and meteorological data. A total of 12,928 serological immunofluorescence assays (IFA) and Western blot (WB) tests were analysed. The median number of IFA and WB tests per year was 1236 (range 700-1997), with the highest demand in autumn 2018 ( = 289). In the study period, positive WB showed an increasing trend, peaking in 2018 for both IgM ( = 97) and IgG ( = 61). These results were consistent with a regional climatic variation trending towards an increase in both temperature and humidity. Our results suggest that coupling data from epidemiology and the environment, and the use of a "one health" approach, may provide a powerful tool in understanding disease transmission and strengthen collaboration between specialists in the era of climate instability.
蜱是吸血寄生虫，可传播多种人类病原体，其生命周期依赖于多种气候因素来发育和生存。我们于2009年至2018年期间在意大利的皮埃蒙特和奥斯塔山谷开展了一项研究。该研究将针对 spp. 的人类样本血清学与公开可用的气候和气象数据进行了匹配。总共分析了12928次血清学免疫荧光测定（IFA）和蛋白质印迹（WB）检测。每年IFA和WB检测的中位数为1236次（范围700 - 1997次），2018年秋季需求最高（ = 289）。在研究期间，阳性WB呈上升趋势，2018年IgM（ = 97）和IgG（ = 61）均达到峰值。这些结果与温度和湿度均呈上升趋势的区域气候变化一致。我们的结果表明，将流行病学数据与环境数据相结合，并采用“同一健康”方法，可能为理解疾病传播提供有力工具，并在气候不稳定时代加强专家之间的合作。
