Serologic Survey for Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in Sheep, Goats and Dogs in Cordillera Province, Bolivia
| Autor: | H. Gamboa Barahona, C. Valdez Vasquez, Alessandro Bartoloni, A. Pinto, F. Paradisi, L. Ciceroni, P. Guglielmetti, Simonetta Ciarrocchi, M. Roselli |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Bolivia
Veterinary medicine Sheep Diseases Immunoglobulin G Serology Dogs Borrelia burgdorferi Group Antigen Seroepidemiologic Studies Animals Seroprevalence Dog Diseases Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme Disease Western immunoblotting Goat Diseases Sheep biology Goats General Medicine Serum samples biology.organism_classification Antibodies Bacterial Virology biology.protein Antibody |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Veterinary Medicine, Series B. 44:133-137 |
| ISSN: | 1439-0450 0931-1793 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1439-0450.1997.tb00960.x |
| Popis: | Summary A serosurvey for antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was conducted on sheep, goat and dog serum samples collected in Cordillera Province, Bolivia, in 1992. Sera from 98 sheep, 218 goats and 43 dogs were tested. The observed seroprevalence in sheep and dogs was 0.0%, whereas the seropositivity rate for goat serum samples was 5.0%. Upon analysing 10 positive sera by Western immunoblotting, five reacted against the specific protein antigens and all of them met the criteria for positivity on the basis of immunoglobulin G (IgG) bands, indicating that goats in Cordillera Province were exposed to B. burgdoferi. These findings, which are further proof of the existence of B. burgdorferi infection in Bolivia, indicate the serologic analysis of goats as a suitable tool for Lyme borreliosis surveillance. |
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