Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia
Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne rickettsial pathogen responsible for granulocytic anaplasmosis in mammalian hosts including humans. Wild animals may play an important role in the epidemiology of this disease. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infection with A. phagocy...
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ftmtak:oai:real.mtak.hu:47759 2023-05-15T18:42:01+02:00 Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia Žele, Diana Avberšek, Jana Gruntar, Igor Ocepek, Matjaž Vengušt, Gorazd 2012 text http://real.mtak.hu/47759/ http://real.mtak.hu/47759/1/avet.2012.038.pdf https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.2012.038 unknown http://real.mtak.hu/47759/1/avet.2012.038.pdf Žele, Diana and Avberšek, Jana and Gruntar, Igor and Ocepek, Matjaž and Vengušt, Gorazd (2012) Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 60 (4). pp. 441-448. ISSN 0236-6290 SV Veterinary science / állatorvostudomány Article PeerReviewed 2012 ftmtak https://doi.org/10.1556/AVet.2012.038 2017-02-08T23:54:58Z Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne rickettsial pathogen responsible for granulocytic anaplasmosis in mammalian hosts including humans. Wild animals may play an important role in the epidemiology of this disease. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infection with A. phagocytophilum among wildlife in Slovenia. Serum samples (n = 376) from the most important game species [red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and brown bear (Ursus arctos)] were examined by A. phagocytophilum-specific indirect fluorescent-antibody assay (IFA) and wild boar spleen samples (n = 160) were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A. phagocytophilum-specific antibodies were found in 72% of sera and A. phagocytophilum DNA was present in 6.2% of spleens. The data indicate that A. phagocytophilum is present and widespread in Slovenian game animals and that game species are involved in the natural life cycle of A. phagocytophilum. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos MTAK: REAL (Library and Information Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 60 4 441 448 |
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum is a tick-borne rickettsial pathogen responsible for granulocytic anaplasmosis in mammalian hosts including humans. Wild animals may play an important role in the epidemiology of this disease. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of infection with A. phagocytophilum among wildlife in Slovenia. Serum samples (n = 376) from the most important game species [red deer (Cervus elaphus), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and brown bear (Ursus arctos)] were examined by A. phagocytophilum-specific indirect fluorescent-antibody assay (IFA) and wild boar spleen samples (n = 160) were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A. phagocytophilum-specific antibodies were found in 72% of sera and A. phagocytophilum DNA was present in 6.2% of spleens. The data indicate that A. phagocytophilum is present and widespread in Slovenian game animals and that game species are involved in the natural life cycle of A. phagocytophilum. |
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Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia |
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Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia |
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Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia |
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Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia |
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Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia |
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evidence of anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from slovenia |
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http://real.mtak.hu/47759/1/avet.2012.038.pdf Žele, Diana and Avberšek, Jana and Gruntar, Igor and Ocepek, Matjaž and Vengušt, Gorazd (2012) Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in game animals from Slovenia. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica, 60 (4). pp. 441-448. ISSN 0236-6290 |
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