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ACTA VETERINARIA SCANDINAVICA
卷 42, 期 3, 页码 331-338出版社
DANSKE DYRLAEGEFORENING
DOI: 10.1186/1751-0147-42-331
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Ehrlichia phagocytophila; antibodies; lambs; seroprevalence
Serum samples of 749 sheep from 75 sheep flocks in Norway, i.e. 361 lambs (6 to 7 months old) and 388 adults (>1.5 year), were analysed for antibodies to Ehrlichia equi. Ten animals from each flock were examined, Seropositive animals were found along the coast of southern Norway from Vestfold to Sor-Trondelag (as far north as 63degrees38'N). Seropositive sheep were not found in southeast, east or northern Norway. Thirty-two flocks were seropositive, although tick-borne fever had only been diagnosed earlier in half of these. In 78% of the seropositive flocks, more than 80% of the sheep were seropositive. A total of 35.7% and 36.3% of lambs and adults were found seropositive, respectively. However, the overall seroprevalence among animals that had been grazing on Ixodes pastures were 0.80 for the lambs and 0.84 for the adults. Mean antibody titres (+/- SD) (log(10)) in seropositive lambs and adults were 2.59 (+/- 0.449) and 2.70 (+/- 0.481), respectively. No significant differences in either seroprevalence or mean antibody titre between sheep of different ages were obtained in this study. Based on antibodies 94% of sheep flocks on Ixodes pastures were infected with a granulocytic Ehrlichia infection. The association between seropositive flocks and Ixodes infested pasture shows a very high degree of agreement (p<0.00001). The present study indicates that granulocytic Ehrlichia infection in sheep is underdiagnosed in Norway.
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