对Cryptosporidium spp.的流行率和潜在风险因素. 来自埃及的马匹感染了这种病毒
Mohammed H Alruhaili1, Mohamed Marzok2, Hattan S Gattan3
1Special Infectious Agents Unit, King Fahad Medical Research Center, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases
|February 13, 2024
概括
造成牲畜腹的寄生虫Cryptosporidium在埃及29%的马群中被发现. 较高的感染率与女性性别,年轻,混合治疗和与狗的接触有关.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 动物传播疾病 动物传播疾病
- 一个健康,一个健康.
背景情况:
- 杆菌是一种重要的肠道原生动物病原体,影响着全球的牲畜.
- 这种寄生虫构成动物感染的风险,有可能传播给人类.
- 了解其在马群中的流行率和风险因素对于疾病控制至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定Cryptosporidium物种 (spp.) 的流行率. 在埃及,用马匹.
- 识别和评估与此种人群中Cryptosporidium感染相关的风险因素.
主要方法:
- 总共有420个便样本从埃及三个省的马身上收集.
- 使用Ziehl-Neelsen染色技术进行显微镜检查,用于检测寄生虫.
主要成果:
- 对于Cryptosporidium spp.的总体流行情况. 在埃及马匹中是29%.
- 与吉萨和卡卢比亚相比,卡弗尔·埃尔·谢赫省的患病率最高.
- 重要风险因素包括女性性别,两岁以下的年龄,混合管理 (放牧和稳定),没有床上用品和狗的存在.
结论:
- 这项研究提供了关于埃及马的Cryptosporidium患病率和相关风险因素的基本基线数据.
- 研究结果强调需要有针对性的控制策略,以减轻动物和人类感染的风险.
- 实施控制措施可以帮助减少Cryptosporidium的动物传播潜力.
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