Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis in wild small mammals from the Czech Republic
Language English Country Netherlands Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
PubMed
31848075
DOI
10.1016/j.ttbdis.2019.101350
PII: S1877-959X(19)30072-X
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Apodemus, Myodes, Q fever, Serology, Tularemia,
- MeSH
- Arvicolinae MeSH
- Coxiella burnetii isolation & purification MeSH
- Francisella tularensis isolation & purification MeSH
- Coinfection epidemiology microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Moles MeSH
- Murinae MeSH
- Prevalence MeSH
- Antibodies, Bacterial blood MeSH
- Q Fever epidemiology microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Shrews MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Tularemia epidemiology microbiology veterinary MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Male MeSH
- Female MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
- Geographicals
- Czech Republic epidemiology MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Antibodies, Bacterial MeSH
Wild rodents are an important source of the tick-borne pathogens Coxiella burnetii and Francisella tularensis. The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of antibodies and possible coexistence of these pathogens in wild small mammals from three localities in the Czech Republic. A total of 614 wild small mammals (324 Apodemus flavicollis, 145 Myodes glareolus, 50 Sorex araneus, 48 A. sylvaticus, 40 A. agrarius, six Microtus arvalis and one Talpa europaea) were trapped between 2012 and 2015. Their sera or heart extracts were examined by modified indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, with the detection of antibodies against C. burnetii and F. tularensis in 12 % and 7 % of animals, respectively; coinfection was identified in 4.4 % of animals. The prevalence of C. burnetii and F. tularensis antibodies statistically differed according to animal species and sex (p < 0.05); the seroprevalence of C. burnetii (p < 0.05) also differed in the sampling period. The highest prevalence of antibodies against C. burnetii and F. tularensis was detected in the case of M. glareolus (24 % and 14 %, respectively).
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