Antibody Prevalence and Molecular Identification of Babesia Spp. In Roe Deer in France

Bastian, Suzanne; Jouglin, Maggy; Brisseau, Nadine; Malandrin, Laurence; Klegou, Geraldine; L’Hostis, Monique; Chauvin, Alain

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-48.2.416

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“…Animal populations also bear high seroprevalences: roe deer in France had a seroprevalence of B. divergens of 58%, and cattle in Norway had a seroprevalence of B. divergens of 27% (112,152). In addition to reports of both B. divergens and B. microti in multiple locales in Europe, additional B. divergens-like species, EU-1 and B. capreoli, have been identified, which may have been previously mistaken as B. divergens.…”

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Transmission and Epidemiology of Zoonotic Protozoal Diseases of Companion Animals

2013

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SUMMARYOver 77 million dogs and 93 million cats share our households in the United States. Multiple studies have demonstrated the importance of pets in their owners' physical and mental health. Given the large number of companion animals in the United States and the proximity and bond of these animals with their owners, understanding and preventing the diseases that these companions bring with them are of paramount importance. Zoonotic protozoal parasites, including toxoplasmosis, Chagas' disease, babesiosis, giardiasis, and leishmaniasis, can cause insidious infections, with asymptomatic animals being capable of transmitting disease.GiardiaandToxoplasma gondii, endemic to the United States, have high prevalences in companion animals.LeishmaniaandTrypanosoma cruziare found regionally within the United States. These diseases have lower prevalences but are significant sources of human disease globally and are expanding their companion animal distribution. Thankfully, healthy individuals in the United States are protected by intact immune systems and bolstered by good nutrition, sanitation, and hygiene. Immunocompromised individuals, including the growing number of obese and/or diabetic people, are at a much higher risk of developing zoonoses. Awareness of these often neglected diseases in all health communities is important for protecting pets and owners. To provide this awareness, this review is focused on zoonotic protozoal mechanisms of virulence, epidemiology, and the transmission of pathogens of consequence to pet owners in the United States.

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Transmission and Epidemiology of Zoonotic Protozoal Diseases of Companion Animals

2013

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“…B. microti is a natural parasite of microtine rodents and occurs mainly in the United States. However, a case of autochthonous B. microti infection has been confirmed in a German patient with an acute myeloid leukaemia [7], and serological evidence of human B. microti infections in a number of different European countries has been reported ( Table 1) [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23].…”

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A retrospective serological survey on human babesiosis in Belgium

Lempereur¹,

Shiels²,

Heyman³

et al. 2015

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

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In Europe, most clinical babesiosis cases in humans have been attributed to Babesia divergens and Babesia sp. EU1. Babesia microti infection of humans occurs mainly in the United States; although a case of autochthonous B. microti infection and serological evidence of infection have been reported in Europe. The Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test was used to screen sera from 199 anonymous Belgian patients with history of tick bite and clinical symptoms compatible with a tick-borne disease. The serological screen detected positive reactivity in 9% (n = 18), 33.2% (n = 66), and 39.7% (n = 79) of the samples against B. microti, B. divergens, and Babesia sp. EU1, respectively. Thus, evidence of contact among three potentially zoonotic species of Babesia and humans has been confirmed in Belgium. Preventive action and development of better diagnostic tools should help in prevention of clinical cases and to clarify the true burden of such infection for individuals and public health.

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“…It is capable of infecting gerbils ( Meriones unguiculatus ), sheep ( Ovis aries ) and reindeer ( Rangifer t. tarandus ) [8-10] and was reported in single cases as causative agent of fatal disease in immunosuppressed or splenectomized humans [5]. Babesia capreoli is not known to be pathogenic for humans or livestock [11,12] but is prevalent in free-ranging asymptomatic roe deer ( Capreolus c. capreolus) [13,14] and occasionally causes disease in wild Caprinae [15]. Babesia sp.…”

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Babesia spp. in European wild ruminant species: parasite diversity and risk factors for infection

Michel

Mathis

Ryser-Degiorgis

2014

Vet Res

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Babesia are tick-borne parasites that are increasingly considered as a threat to animal and public health. We aimed to assess the role of European free-ranging wild ruminants as maintenance mammalian hosts for Babesia species and to determine risk factors for infection. EDTA blood was collected from 222 roe deer (Capreolus c. capreolus), 231 red deer (Cervus e. elaphus), 267 Alpine chamois (Rupicapra r. rupicapra) and 264 Alpine ibex (Capra i. ibex) from all over Switzerland and analysed by PCR with pan-Babesia primers targeting the 18S rRNA gene, primers specific for B. capreoli and Babesia sp. EU1, and by sequencing. Babesia species, including B. divergens, B. capreoli, Babesia sp. EU1, Babesia sp. CH1 and B. motasi, were detected in 10.7% of all samples. Five individuals were co-infected with two Babesia species. Infection with specific Babesia varied widely between host species. Cervidae were significantly more infected with Babesia spp. than Caprinae. Babesia capreoli and Babesia sp. EU1 were mostly found in roe deer (prevalences 17.1% and 7.7%, respectively) and B. divergens and Babesia sp. CH1 only in red deer. Factors significantly associated with infection were low altitude and young age. Identification of Babesia sp. CH1 in red deer, co-infection with multiple Babesia species and infection of wild Caprinae with B. motasi and Babesia sp. EU1 are novel findings. We propose wild Caprinae as spillover or accidental hosts for Babesia species but wild Cervidae as mammalian reservoir hosts for B. capreoli, possibly Babesia sp. EU1 and Babesia sp. CH1, whereas their role regarding B. divergens is more elusive.

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Antibody Prevalence and Molecular Identification of Babesia Spp. In Roe Deer in France

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Transmission and Epidemiology of Zoonotic Protozoal Diseases of Companion Animals

Transmission and Epidemiology of Zoonotic Protozoal Diseases of Companion Animals

A retrospective serological survey on human babesiosis in Belgium

Babesia spp. in European wild ruminant species: parasite diversity and risk factors for infection

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