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@article{2300185,
author = {Kašpárková, Nikola and Bártová, Eva and Žákovská, Alena and Budíková, Marie and Sedlák, Kamil},
article_number = {7},
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071706},
keywords = {borreliosis; equine; ELISA; Lyme diseases},
language = {eng},
issn = {2076-2607},
journal = {Microorganisms},
title = {Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Clinically Healthy and Sick Horses: First Report from the Czech Republic},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071706},
volume = {11},
year = {2023}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 2300185
AU - Kašpárková, Nikola - Bártová, Eva - Žákovská, Alena - Budíková, Marie - Sedlák, Kamil
PY - 2023
TI - Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Clinically Healthy and Sick Horses: First Report from the Czech Republic
JF - Microorganisms
VL - 11
IS - 7
SP - 1-9
EP - 1-9
PB - MDPI
SN - 20762607
KW - borreliosis
KW - equine
KW - ELISA
KW - Lyme diseases
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071706
N2 - Lyme disease, caused by some strains of bacterial spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (Bbsl), affects humans but also domestic animals including horses. The primary pathogens in horses in Europe are B. afzelii, B. garinii and B. burgdorferi sensu stricto. To our knowledge, there are no data available on the seropositivity of B. burgdorferi s.l. in horses from the Czech Republic. In this country, horses are mainly used for sport, breeding, and recreational riding in areas where vectors of B. burgdorferi s.l. are present, which is why they are frequently at risk of infection. The aim of the study was to detect anti-borrelia IgM and IgG antibodies in clinically healthy and sick horses from the Czech Republic and to evaluate the risk factors of infection. In total, sera of 262 horses (247 clinically healthy horses and 15 horses hospitalized due to symptoms of encephalitis/meningoencephalitis) were examined by an indirect sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Positivity of B. burgdorferi was 27% (66/247) in clinically healthy horses (21% IgM, 7% IgG and 3% IgM + IgG antibodies) and 20% (3/15) in horses with clinical signs (20% IgM, 7% IgG and 7% IgM + IgG). In the clinically healthy horses, positivity statistically differed (p ≤ 0.05) only in Pony and Warmblood breeds, being the most affected at 32% and 30%, respectively, while other characteristics (sex, age, usage and localities) had no effect on positivity. This is the first survey of antibodies to B. burgdorferi s.l. in Czech horses showing that horses are exposed to ticks infected with B. burgdorferi s.l. This should be taken into account when making differential diagnoses in patients with non-specific symptoms to start with adequate therapy.
ER -
KAŠPÁRKOVÁ, Nikola, Eva BÁRTOVÁ, Alena ŽÁKOVSKÁ, Marie BUDÍKOVÁ and Kamil SEDLÁK. Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Clinically Healthy and Sick Horses: First Report from the Czech Republic. \textit{Microorganisms}. MDPI, 2023, vol.~11, No~7, p.~1-9. ISSN~2076-2607. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms11071706.
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