Questionnaire-based survey on the distribution and incidence of canine babesiosis in countries of Western Europe

Parasite

and Jacques Guillot³  Christian Ducrot²  Monika Schillmeier⁴  Daniel Rodes⁵  Karin Garzik⁴  Fabien Danlois¹  David Abrial²  Isabelle Lebert²  Lénaïg Halos⁵ 

[1] Merial Benelux,Leonardo Da Vincilaan 19,1831Diegem,Belgium;INRA, UR346,63122Saint-Genès-Champanelle,France;BIPAR, UMR ENVA, ANSES, UPEC, Dynamyc, École Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, UPE,94704Maisons-Alfort,France;Merial GmbHAm Söldnermoos 6,85399Hallbergmoos,Germany;Merial,29 avenue Tony Garnier,69007Lyon,France

关键词: Europe;    Geographic distribution;    Incidence;    Canine babesiosis;    Babesia spp.;   

Others  :  808373
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2014015

 received in 2013-09-02, accepted in 2014-02-27,  发布年份 2014

【 摘 要 】

The incidence of canine babesiosis may vary considerably from one country to another depending on the distribution of the causative parasite species and their specific vectors. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the clinical occurrence of canine babesiosis diagnosed in European veterinary clinics and propose an updated map of the disease distribution in Western Europe. Questionnaires were sent to companion animal veterinary clinics in Spain, France, Benelux, Germany and Austria. The annual number of babesiosis cases in 2010, the number of practitioners in the clinic and the location of the clinic were recorded. The total numbers of dogs and practitioners in each country were used for definition of the reference populations and the annual incidence of canine babesiosis was calculated by dividing the total number of reported babesiosis cases by the total number of dogs in the veterinary practices involved in the study. Data were georeferenced for distribution map construction. The overall annual incidence of clinical babesiosis amongst the investigated dog population was 0.7%, with significant variations amongst countries and regions. Three epidemiological situations were described: (i) Spain, with co-existence of several species of piroplasms and patchy distribution of babesiosis, (ii) France, with overall presence of babesiosis due to Babesia canis and local variations and (iii) Benelux, Germany and Austria, with overall low prevalence of the disease associated with localised description related either to imported cases or to small autochthonous foci of B. canis infection.

【 授权许可】

   
© L. Halos et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2014

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