意大利南部人类和狗的强基化病:一项观察性研究
Paola Paradies1, Serena Digiaro1, Antonella Colella1
1Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area (DiMePRe-J), University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Valenzano, Bari, Italy.
Parasitology research
|September 21, 2023
概括
斯特朗基洛伊迪病在意大利南部影响人类和狗,有潜在的动物传播. 这项研究调查了它在共享环境中的存在,揭示了两种人群中的感染.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 人类传染病 人类传染病
- 动物感染流行病学.
背景情况:
- 斯特朗基洛伊迪病是一种寄生虫感染,在人类和犬类动物中具有显著的临床影响.
- 人们对Strongyloides stercoralis的动物感染潜力存在担忧,需要进行流行病学调查.
- 了解共享环境中的共感染模式对于公共卫生至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在意大利南部同居的人类和狗中调查斯特朗格洛伊德 (Strongyloides stercoralis) 的流行病学.
- 为了比较不同环境中的感染率:犬舍,畜牧场和农场.
- 评估受影响的个人和动物的动物性潜在和临床表现.
主要方法:
- 意大利南部145只狗和139只人类的横截面研究.
- 在便样本上使用贝曼测试和RT-PCR检测犬类斯特朗基洛伊德 (Strongyloides stercoralis).
- 通过ELISA对人类进行查,通过RT-PCR对便样本进行阳性/模两可的病例的查.
主要成果:
- 整体Strongyloides stercoralis阳性在狗中为4.1%,在人类中为6.5%.
- 与养殖场相比,在犬舍 (6.7%) 观察到狗的阳性度更高.
- 在不同种类的农场中,人类感染率相似;临床症状包括腹痛和疹.
结论:
- 斯特朗基洛伊迪病在意大利南部的人类和犬群中都是特有病.
- 这项研究强调了共享环境中的狗和人类不同的流行病学模式.
- 建议进行进一步的大规模查,以确定精确的流行率估计,并为控制策略提供信息.
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