Long-lasting infection with Anaplasma ovis in sheep

Ruiz, Héctor (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Ruiz de Arcaute, Marta (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Benito, Alfredo Ángel ; Villanueva-Saz, Sergio (Universidad de Zaragoza) ; Calasanz Jiménez, José ; Lacasta, Delia (Universidad de Zaragoza)

Resumen: Ovine anaplasmosis is an emerging vector-borne disease in Europe caused by Anaplasma ovis. The infection has spread quickly in recent years, causing moderate to severe outbreaks in sheep flocks, leading to relevant economic losses in sheep farming. This wider spread has been associated with global warming and climate change, favouring the maintenance and life cycle of their main vector, the ticks. However, another epidemiological aspect could favour this quick spread. Long persistence infection of Anaplasma ovis has been proposed as a hypothesis in several articles but never scientifically proven. The results of the present study demonstrate that eight adult sheep, both naturally or experimentally infected, maintain Anaplasma ovis load in blood during their whole productive life (4 to 6 years), being permanently infected. In addition, the results suggest that A. ovis bacterial load can be constant or suffer fluctuations, as has been demonstrated in other Anaplasma species. Both aspects can be determinants in the epidemiology and the transmission of the infection.

Idioma: Inglés

DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10186-y

Año: 2023

Publicado en: Veterinary Research Communications 48 (2023), 521–525
ISSN: 0165-7380

Factor impacto JCR: 1.8 (2023)

Categ. JCR: VETERINARY SCIENCES rank: 53 / 167 = 0.317 (2023) - Q2 - T1

Factor impacto CITESCORE: 2.5 - Veterinary (all) (Q2)

Factor impacto SCIMAGO: 0.483 - Veterinary (miscellaneous) (Q2) - Medicine (miscellaneous) (Q3)

Financiación: info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/A15-20R

Tipo y forma: Article (Published version)

Área (Departamento): Área Medicina y Cirugía Animal (Dpto. Patología Animal)