Bovine besnoitiosis emerging in Central-Eastern Europe, Hungary

Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Walter Basso⁴  Regina Hofmann-Lehmann²  Ferenc Baska¹  András Fedák³  Sándor Hornok⁵ 

[1] Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary;Clinical Laboratory, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;Veterinary Authority, Miskolc, Hungary;Department of Farm Animals, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;Department of Parasitology and Zoology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Szent István University, Budapest, Hungary

关键词: Emerging disease;    Vector-borne;    Mechanical vector;    Cattle;    Besnoitia besnoiti;   

Others  :  823222
DOI  :  10.1186/1756-3305-7-20

 received in 2013-10-21, accepted in 2014-01-08,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

Background

Besnoitia besnoiti, the cause of bovine besnoitiosis, is a cyst-forming coccidian parasite that has recently been shown to be spreading in several Western and Southern European countries.

Findings

Clinical cases of bovine besnoitiosis were confirmed for the first time in Hungary, by histological, serological and PCR analyses.

Conclusions

This is the first report of autochthonous bovine besnoitiosis in Central-Eastern Europe. The emergence of bovine besnoitiosis in this region represents a further example, when human activity (i.e. cattle trading) is the main factor involved in the geographical spread of an infectious disease.

【 授权许可】

   
2014 Hornok et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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