- Tytuł:
- Serological evidence of exposure to zoonotic tick-borne bacteria in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus)
- Autorzy:
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Ebani, Valentina Virginia
Bertelloni, Fabrizio
Mani, Paolo - Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/988938.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2017
- Wydawca:
- Instytut Medycyny Wsi
- Tematy:
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pheasant (phasianus colchicus)
anaplasma phagocytophilum
borrelia burgdorferi s.l.
coxiella burnetii
sfg rickettsia spp.
ifat - Opis:
- Introduction and objective. Previous studies on tick-borne pathogens in the avian population have focused mainly on the detection of the agents in ticks collected from birds, but data about the presence of tick-borne bacteria in these animals are scant. The aim of the presented study was to verify the exposure to some zoonotic tick-borne bacteria, in particular, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, Coxiella burnetii, and the Rickettsia species of the Spotted Fever Group (SFG), in pheasants (Phasianus colchicus) living in a central Italy area, characterized by conditions favourable for the diffusion of the ticks. Materials and method. Blood serum samples from 276 farm-reared pheasants were examined by indirect immunofluorescence antibody test to detect antibodies against the 4 reported pathogens. Results. A total of 124 (44.92%) birds resulted as seropositive: in particular 3 (1.08%) to C. burnetii, 31 (11.23%) to A. phagocytophilum, 46 (16.67%) to B. burgdorferi s.l., 49 (17.75%) to SFG Rickettsia spp. antigens. Three pheasants resulted positive both to A. phagocytophilum and B. burgdorferi s.l. antigens, whereas 2 – both to B. burgdorferi s.l. and SFG Rickettsia spp. antigens. The antibody titers varied from 1:40–1:320. Conclusions. The obtained results show that the pheasants had developed antibodies to the investigated tick-borne agents. For this reason, they seem to be involved in the epidemiology of the studied tick-borne bacteria.
- Źródło:
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Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine; 2017, 24, 1
1232-1966 - Pojawia się w:
- Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki
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