Characterization ofAnaplasmaInfections in Sicily, Italy

Autor:	A. Alongi, Santo Caracappa, Victoria Naranjo, S. Nicosia, J. de la Fuente, Alessandra Torina, V. Di Marco, Katherine M. Kocan, Salvatore Scimeca
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	Anaplasmosis Veterinary medicine animal diseases Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Tick Polymerase Chain Reaction General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology Serology law.invention History and Philosophy of Science Wild boar law biology.animal parasitic diseases Animals Humans Anaplasma Sicily Ovis Polymerase chain reaction biology General Neuroscience bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification Virology Roe deer Donkey
Zdroj:	Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1149:90-93
ISSN:	1749-6632 0077-8923
DOI:	10.1196/annals.1428.065
Popis:	This study aimed to characterize infection with Anaplasma marginale, A. phagocytophilum, A. ovis, and A. platys in humans, animals, and ticks in Sicily, Italy, during 2003-2006. Serologic (competitive ELISA [cELISA]) and indirect immunofluorescence antibody [IFA]; N= 1990) and DNA (polymerase chain reaction [PCR]; N= 2788) tests were conducted on horse, donkey, cattle, sheep, goat, pig, dog, cat, roe deer, wild boar, human, and tick samples. The results reported herein suggested that in Sicily cattle are a major reservoir for A. marginale, dogs for A. platys, and sheep and goats for A. ovis. Domestic animals, such as cattle, horses, donkeys, sheep, dogs, and cats, may serve as reservoir for A. phagocytophilum, but different strains may infect ruminants and humans. All Anaplasma spp. characterized in Sicily had some distinctive genotypes for this region. Low genetic diversity was observed in A. ovis and A. platys, whereas A. marginale and A. phagocytophilum strains showed high genetic diversity. These results expanded our knowledge about the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in Sicily and provided information to understand the epidemiology of these infections and implement measures to diagnose, treat, and control transmission to humans and animals in this region.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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