背景:由Besnoitiabesnoiti引起的牛besnoitia(大象皮肤病)是中东一种昂贵的地方病,亚洲,以及热带和亚热带非洲,也正在成为欧洲的一个重大问题。本研究旨在确定牛血液和皮肤活检中B.besnoiti的患病率,并评估与摩苏尔牛感染相关的危险因素,伊拉克。
结果:为了实现这一目标,四百六十个不同品种的明显健康的牛,年龄,从摩苏尔的七个不同地点取样,伊拉克。仔细收集每头牛的血液和皮肤活检,并对这些样品进行分子分析。通过在原生动物的rDNA基因中存在231bp的ITS-1,在分子上证实了B.besnoiti的检测。BesnoitiabesnoitiDNA存在于血液和皮肤活检的74(16.09%;95%CI=13.01-19.72)和49(10.65%;95%CI=8.15-13.80)中,分别,被分析过的。年龄,品种,和性别与研究区域牛的B.besnoiti的发生显着相关(p<0.05)。
结论:这项研究的结果将作为流行病学的基线数据,预防,和控制伊拉克牛群中的原生动物。
BACKGROUND: Bovine besnoitiosis (elephant skin disease) caused by Besnoitia besnoiti is a costly endemic disease in the Middle East, Asia, and tropical and subtropical Africa and is also emerging as a significant problem in Europe. This study is aimed at determining the prevalence of B. besnoiti in blood and skin biopsies of cattle as well as evaluating the risk factors associated with the infection among cattle in Mosul, Iraq.
RESULTS: To achieve this aim, four hundred and sixty apparently healthy cattle of different breeds, ages, and sexes were sampled from seven different locations in Mosul, Iraq. Blood and skin biopsies were carefully collected from each cattle, and these samples were subjected to molecular analysis. The detection of B. besnoiti was molecularly confirmed by the presence of 231 bp of ITS-1 in the rDNA gene of the protozoan. Besnoitia besnoiti DNA was present in 74 (16.09%; 95% CI = 13.01-19.72) and 49 (10.65%; 95% CI = 8.15-13.80) of the blood and skin biopsies, respectively, that were analyzed. Age, breed, and sex were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with the occurrence of B. besnoiti among cattle in the study area.
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study will serve as baseline data in the epidemiology, prevention, and control of the protozoan among cattle in Iraq.