Sánchez María, Valcárcel Félix, González Julia, González Marta G, Martín-Hernández Raquel, Tercero José M, González-Jara Pablo, Olmeda A Sonia
Villamagna S.A., Finca ''La Garganta'', 14440 Villanueva de Córdoba, Spain.
Grupo de Parasitología Animal, Animalario del Departamento de Reproducción Animal, INIA, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Pathogens. 2021 Dec 29;11(1):36. doi: 10.3390/pathogens11010036.
(1) Background: Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by that have cases reported in humans and animals almost everywhere. The aim of this study was to describe the seasonality of in the wild rabbit () and the tick in a meso-Mediterranean ecosystem. (2) Methods: two populations of wild rabbits that differ in whether or not they share habitat with ungulates, mainly red deer () were sampled for a year to collect ticks, blood and vaginal or anal swabs. Presence of DNA in swabs and the tick was determined by PCR and serum antibodies by ELISA. (3) Results: DNA was detected in 47.2% of 583 rabbits, in 65.5% of sera, and in more than half of the . There were small variations according to sex and age of the rabbits but significant according to the habitat (4) Conclusions: The results indicate that circulates freely between wild rabbits and and the sylvatic cycle in meso-Mediterranean environments relies in the presence of wild rabbits and above all if sharing habitat with red deer.
(1) 背景:Q热是一种由 引起的全球性人畜共患病,几乎在世界各地的人类和动物中均有病例报告。本研究的目的是描述中地中海生态系统中野兔( )和蜱( )体内 的季节性变化。(2) 方法:对两个与有蹄类动物(主要是马鹿, )共享栖息地情况不同的野兔种群进行了为期一年的采样,以收集蜱、血液以及阴道或肛门拭子。通过PCR检测拭子和蜱中 DNA的存在情况,并通过ELISA检测血清抗体。(3) 结果:在583只兔子中的47.2%、65.5%的血清以及超过半数的蜱中检测到了 DNA。根据兔子的性别和年龄有微小差异,但根据栖息地有显著差异。(4) 结论:结果表明, 在野兔和蜱之间自由传播,中地中海环境中的野生动物循环依赖于野兔和蜱的存在,尤其是与马鹿共享栖息地时。