Sumption K J
University of Edinburgh, Centre for Tropical Veterinary Medicine, Roslin, Scotland.
Trop Anim Health Prod. 1996 May;28(2 Suppl):65S-73S. doi: 10.1007/BF02310702.
Heartwater (HW) is the name given to the acute, febrile disease of ruminants caused by infection with the obligate intra-cellular rickettsia Cowdria ruminantium. The effect of losses associated with HW and dermatophilosis are an important constraint to the sustainable use of non-indigenous breeds, but recent advances in heartwater and dermatophilosis research provide optimism that integrated control of these conditions can be achieved in west Africa. The relevant advances in HW research are in methods for monitoring the status of animals at risk of developing heartwater, which allow the veterinarian and owner to identify control strategies for herds and individual animals, and developments in the field of vaccination. This paper seeks to provide information that may assist the veterinary services in west Africa in assessing and identifying opportunities for HW control. Recommendations for the activities of key institutions place an emphasis upon the isolation and identification of west African strains of Cowdria for inclusion in inactivated or live vaccines, and the need for donor support to enable field trials of integrated control methods for HW and dermatophilosis.
心水病（HW）是指反刍动物因感染专性细胞内立克次氏体——反刍兽考德里氏体而引发的急性发热性疾病。与心水病和皮肤真菌病相关的损失对非本地品种的可持续利用构成了重要制约，但心水病和皮肤真菌病研究的最新进展让人乐观地认为，在西非可以实现对这些病症的综合防治。心水病研究的相关进展在于监测有患心水病风险动物状况的方法，这使兽医和动物主人能够为畜群和个体动物确定防治策略，以及疫苗接种领域的进展。本文旨在提供有助于西非兽医服务部门评估和确定心水病防治机会的信息。对关键机构活动的建议着重强调分离和鉴定西非反刍兽考德里氏体菌株，以便将其纳入灭活疫苗或活疫苗，以及需要捐助方提供支持以开展心水病和皮肤真菌病综合防治方法的田间试验。
