德国传播细菌病原体的流行 - - 十年后,情况是否有所改变?
Katja Mertens-Scholz1,2, Bernd Hoffmann3, Jörn M Gethmann4
1Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut - Federal Research Institute for Animal Health (FLI), Jena, Germany.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
|August 2, 2024
概括
在德国,传播的病原体,如Borreliella,Rickettsia和Anaplasma的患病率在十年内保持稳定. 持续监测对于了解人类和动物的传播疾病风险至关重要.
科学领域:
- 兽医昆虫学 兽医昆虫学
- 医学昆虫学 医学昆虫学
- 动物传播疾病流行病学
背景情况:
- 在德国,传播的病原体对人类和动物健康构成重大风险.
- 了解这些病原体的时间分布和患病率对于有效的风险评估至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析在十年内在德国传播的关键病原体的流行和分布.
- 为了比较2009/2010年和2019年之间的Ixodes ricinus nymphs中病原体的流行情况.
主要方法:
- 在2009/2010年和2019年从德国各个地点收集Ixodes ricinus的女.
- 使用实时PCR和测序来检测和识别传播的病原体.
主要成果:
- 波雷利埃拉 spp. 的种类. 患病率略有增加,从11.96%增加到13.10%,其中B. afzelii和B. garinii占主导地位.
- 里克特西亚 spp. 的种类. 患病率显著下降,从8.82%降至1.68%,其中仅检测到R. helvetica.
- 亚纳等离子体 spp. 的. 患病率从1.00%上升至7.01%,其中包括A. phagocytophilum检测.
结论:
- 虽然在十年内没有观察到病原体总体患病率的显著变化,但趋势表明特定病原体频率的变化.
- 建议进行结合宿主因素和气候数据的纵向研究,以全面了解传播疾病的动态.
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