Pawełczyk Olga, Iwase Paulina, Wierzba Bartosz, Kretschmer Milena, Wojtyczka Robert, Solarz Krzysztof
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, 40-055 Katowice, Poland.
Pathogens. 2024 Dec 13;13(12):1104. doi: 10.3390/pathogens13121104.
is the parasite responsible for a life-threatening disease for dogs in Central Europe, of which the main vector is the ornate dog tick-. The objective of the presented study was to assess the prevalence of infection in dogs with clinical suspicion of babesiosis, which tested positive for from locations where there is no or very limited information about dog exposure to this pathogen. In order to confirm the presence of this protozoan, blood samples were collected from dogs treated in veterinary clinics with suspicion of canine babesiosis. The samples were sent for microscopic analysis to Vetlab, a commercial veterinary diagnostic laboratory, to confirm the diagnosis. Overall, 3032 dog blood samples from Southern Poland were examined between 1 August 2018 and 31 December 2022 at the Vetlab laboratory. A total of 282 (9.3%) samples were found to be -positive using Wright-Giemsa stain peripheral blood smears, with an increase in two periods per year-April and October. Among the five voivodships, from which the laboratory analyzed blood samples, the highest number of -positive samples came from Częstochowa (Silesia) and its surroundings. Moreover, protozoans occurred more frequently in blood smears of pure-breed rather than mixed-breed dogs. The obtained results showed that infections with large in dogs from Southern Poland (with a special indication for the Śląskie Voivodship) should be taken into consideration during the differential diagnosis of tick-borne diseases at veterinary clinics. The presented study increases the vigilance and awareness of veterinarians and dog owners in this region, where babesiosis was very rarely diagnosed until date.
是中欧地区一种可导致犬类危及生命疾病的寄生虫，其主要传播媒介是华丽犬蜱。本研究的目的是评估临床疑似巴贝斯虫病且检测呈阳性的犬类感染的流行情况，这些犬只来自对犬类接触该病原体信息极少或几乎没有相关信息的地区。为了确认这种原生动物的存在，从兽医诊所怀疑患有犬巴贝斯虫病的犬只采集血样。样本被送往商业兽医诊断实验室Vetlab进行显微镜分析以确诊。总体而言，2018年8月1日至2022年12月31日期间，Vetlab实验室检查了来自波兰南部的3032份犬血样。使用瑞氏 - 吉姆萨染色外周血涂片，共发现282份（9.3%）样本呈阳性，每年4月和10月这两个时期阳性率有所上升。在实验室分析血样的五个省中，阳性样本数量最多的来自琴斯托霍瓦（西里西亚）及其周边地区。此外，原生动物在纯种犬血涂片中比混血犬中出现得更频繁。所得结果表明，在波兰南部（特别是西里西亚省）犬类感染大型巴贝斯虫的情况在兽医诊所进行蜱传疾病鉴别诊断时应予以考虑。本研究提高了该地区兽医和犬主的警惕性和意识，在此之前该地区很少诊断出巴贝斯虫病。
