■伯氏疏螺旋体是一种革兰氏阴性细菌,在家畜和野生动物中引起莱姆病或疏螺旋体病,包括狗,可能会传播给人类。
■本研究旨在调查尼尼微省流浪狗中螺旋体和伯氏芽孢杆菌的感染率,伊拉克。
■在5月至10月(2022年)期间,从尼尼微省不同地区随机抽取55只流浪狗,伊拉克。从头静脉收集血样,并使用常规聚合酶链反应技术进行分子检测。
■本研究显示,螺旋体和伯氏芽孢杆菌的总感染率分别为41.82%和27.27%,分别。关于年龄,感染率值,赔率比,在4个月大的狗中,伯氏芽孢杆菌的相对风险显着增加(42.86%,3.505%,和2.438%,分别),而在1-3岁的狗中下降(12.5%,0.337%和0.42%,分别)和?3(13.33%,0.32%和0.409%)与5-12个月大的狗相比(27.27%,1%和1%,分别)。关于狗的性行为,感染率明显更高,赔率比,并且在女性中显示出B.burgdorferi的相对风险(32.56%,5.495%和6.792%,分别)与男性(8.33%,0.182%和0.147%,分别)。
■据我们所知,这是伊拉克关于螺旋体患病率的第一项研究,特别是B.Burgdorferi,在尼尼微省(伊拉克)的流浪狗。然而,对其他动物以及不同地理区域的蜱等媒介的Burgdorferi感染的其他研究,似乎有必要检测感染分布模式的变化。此外,主人和兽医应该意识到野生动物和家畜传播的人畜共患疾病,特别是那些有蜱咬伤历史的人。
UNASSIGNED: Borrelia burgdorferi is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes Lyme disease or borreliosis in domestic and wild animals, including dogs, with the possible transmission to humans.
UNASSIGNED: This study was conducted to investigate the infection rate of
Spirochetes and B. burgdorferi in stray dogs in Nineveh province, Iraq.
UNASSIGNED: During the period from May to October (2022), a total of 55 stray dogs were selected randomly from different areas in Nineveh province, Iraq. Blood samples were collected from cephalic venous and tested molecularly using the conventional polymerase chain reaction technique.
UNASSIGNED: The present study revealed that the total infection rates of
Spirochetes and B. burgdorferi were 41.82% and 27.27%, respectively. Concerning age, values of infection rate, odds ratio, and relative risk of B. burgdorferi were increased significantly in dogs aged ? 4 months (42.86%, 3.505%, and 2.438%, respectively), while decreased in dogs of ? 1-3 (12.5%, 0.337% and 0.42%, respectively) and ? 3 (13.33%, 0.32% and 0.409%) years old when compared to dogs aged 5-12 months (27.27%, 1% and 1%, respectively). While concerning dogs sex, a significantly higher infection rate, odds ratio, and relative risk of B. burgdorferi were shown in females (32.56%, 5.495% and 6.792%, respectively) compared to males (8.33%, 0.182% and 0.147%, respectively).
UNASSIGNED: To the best of our knowledge, this represents the first Iraqi study on the prevalence of
spirochetes, in particular B. burgdorferi, in stray dogs in Nineveh province (Iraq). However, additional studies of B. burgdorferi infection in other animals as well as vectors such as ticks in different geographic areas, appear necessary to detect variation in the distribution patterns of infection. In addition, owners and veterinarians should be aware of zoonotic diseases transmitted from wild and domestic animals, in particular those with tick-bite histories.