Seroprevalence of antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in humans and animals.
The presence of antibodies against Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) and Encephalitozoon intestinalis (E. intestinalis) was examined in 215 samples from humans and in 488 samples from five different species of domestic and companion animals in Slovakia. The 215 human samples and samples from 90 swine, 123 non-infected cattle (cattle), 24 cattle infected with bovine leukosis virus (BLV-positive cattle), 140 sheep and 111 dogs were examined by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Samples with serum titres 1:200 or higher were considered as positive. Specific anti-E. cuniculi antibodies were found in humans (0.9%), swine (52%), cattle (2%), sheep (9%) and dogs (15%) except for the BLV-positive cattle at the titre of 1:200. The titre of 1:400 was detected only in humans (0.5%). The presence of specific anti-E. intestinalis antibodies at the titre of 1:200 was confirmed in humans (6%), swine (51%), cattle (11%), BLV-positive cattle (13%) and dogs (6%) but not in sheep. The anti-E. intestinalis antibodies reached the 1:400 in humans (1%), swine (4%) and BLV-positive cattle (17%). The presence of specific anti-E. intestinalis antibodies at the titre of 1:600 was observed only in one swine (1%). Significant differences were observed in animals at titres 1:200 and 1:400 (chi-squared test: p<0.0001) for both pathogens and in humans only for E. cuniculi at the titre of 1:400 (chi-squared test: p<0.0075).
Malčeková
Beata
B
University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 04181 Košice, Slovakia. malcekova@uvm.sk
Halánová
Monika
M
Sulínová
Zlatana
Z
Molnár
Ladislav
L
Ravaszová
Petra
P
Adam
Jozef
J
Halán
Miloš
M
Valocký
Igor
I
Baranovič
Milan
M
D000818:Animals; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D004285:Dogs; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000276:immunology; D009670:Encephalitozoon cuniculi / Q000276:immunology; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D006801:Humans; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology
D000908:Antibodies, Fungal