• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2014

Anaplasmosis 은 흡혈성 절지동물인 진드기, 이파리, 모기 등에 의해 매개되는 리케차성 인수공통 전염병이다. 철새는 anaplasmosis의 매개체인 진드기의 숙주이다. 제주도의 다양한 철새 분류군 중에서 지빠귀과 조류의 진드기 감염률이 높다. 특히 마라도는 봄철 남방구에서 북방구로 이동하는 철새의 중간기착점으로 지리적으로 중요한 위치에 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 제주도의 대표적 이동철새인 지빠귀과 새들의 Anaplasma spp. 감염여부를 조사하였다. 우리는 마라도에서 34마리의 혈액과 제주야생동물구조센터에서 구조 채취된 6개의 혈액 시료를 대상으로 하였다. 그 결과, 40개체의 지빠귀 중 7개체가 감염이 확인되었으며, 감염률은 17.5%로 나타났다. 7개체 모두 Anaplasma phagocytophilum으로 동정되었다. 이러한 결과는 제주도를 통과하는 대표적인 철새인 지빠귀과 새들이 A. phagocytophilum을 육지로 전파할 수 있음을 시사하며, 다른 이동성 철새들간의 질병전파의 보균자로 작용할 수 있기에 철새, 텃새 및 가축으로의 전파여부를 지속적으로 모니터링할 필요가 있다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.381-386
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• 1994

우리나라에서 사육되고 있는 재래산양과 호주로부터 수입한 산양에서 빈혈, 식욕감퇴, 높은 발병율과 사망율을 나타내는 괴질이 발생하여, 이에 대한 원인을 밝히기 위하여 전자현미경적으로 충체를 관찰하였던 바, 적혈구내 단일막으로 위요되어 있는 기본소체와 이중막으로 둘러싸여 있는 봉입체가 관찰되었기에 이 질병의 병원체를 Anaplasma ovis로서 동정 보고하는 바이다.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.559-565
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• 2018

The identification and characterization of pathogenic and zoonotic tick-borne diseases like granulocytic anaplasmosis are essential for developing effective control programs. The differential diagnosis of pathogenic Anaplasma phagocytophilum and non-pathogenic A. phagocytophilum-like Anaplasma spp. is important for implementing effective treatment from control programs. The objective of the present study was to investigate the prevalence of Anaplasma spp. in horses in Korea by nucleotide sequencing and restriction enzyme fragment length polymorphism assay. Of the 627 horses included in the study, only 1 (0.2%) was infected with A. phagocytophilum. Co-infection with A. phagocytophilumlike Anaplasma spp. was not detected in the study. The 16S rRNA sequence of A. phagocytophilum was similar (99.5-100%) to A. phagocytophilum 16S rRNA isolated from horses in other countries. PCR adapted to amplify A. phagocytophilum groEL and msp2 genes failed to generate amplicons, suggesting genetic diversity in these genes. This study is the first molecular detection of A. phagocytophilum in horses in Korea. Human granulocytic anaplasmosis and animal infection of A. phagocytophilum have been reported in Korea recently. Because of vector tick distribution, global warming, and the increase of the horse industry, horses should be considered as a potential reservoir for A. phagocytophilum, and cross infectivity should be evaluated even though a low prevalence of infection was detected in this study. Furthermore, continuous surveillance and effective control measures for A. phagocytophilum should be established to prevent disease distribution and possible transmission to humans.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.507-511
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• 2014

Outbreaks of tick-borne disease cases in Santa Catarina, Brazil are known, but the presence of the pathogen DNA has never been determined. In this study, the first survey of Anaplasma marginale, Babesia bigemina, and Babesia bovis DNA on blood samples of 33 cattle from an outbreak in Ponte Alta Municipality, Santa Catarina, Brazil, has been carried out. A multiplex PCR detected 54.5% of animals were co-infected with 2 or 3 parasites, while 24.2% were infected with only 1 species. The most prevalent agent was B. bigemina (63.6%) followed by A. marginale (60.6%). This is the first report of tick-borne disease pathogens obtained by DNA analysis in Southern Brazil.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.911-916
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• 1997

We observed an outbreak of calf anaplasmosis at a farm in Chonbuk area during winter season, which was diagnosed by the hematological and serological tests. The results are as follow. On hematological observation for infected thirteen calves (ages 1 to 25 days) showed anemia with hematocrit $27.7{\pm}7.7%$, erythrocyte $6.9{\pm}1.9{\times}10^6/{\mu}l$, hemoglobin $11.3{\pm}3.2g/dl$, MCV $40.6{\pm}1.5fl$, MCH $16.3{\pm}1.6pg$ and MCHC $40.5{\pm}3.6g/dl$. Anaplasma marginale was observed in all of the calves's erythrocytes by Diff-Quick and acridine orange staining, and were reacted by ELISA.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제56권5호
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• pp.521-525
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• 2018

Rodents are well-known reservoirs and vectors of many emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, but little is known about their role in zoonotic disease transmission in Bhutan. In this study, a cross-sectional investigation of zoonotic disease pathogens in rodents was performed in Chukha district, Bhutan, where a high incidence of scrub typhus and cases of acute undifferentiated febrile illness had been reported in people during the preceding 4-6 months. Twelve rodents were trapped alive using wire-mesh traps. Following euthanasia, liver and kidney tissues were removed and tested using PCR for Orientia tsutsugamushi and other bacterial and rickettsial pathogens causing bartonellosis, borreliosis, human monocytic ehrlichiosis, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, leptospirosis, and rickettsiosis. A phylogenetic analysis was performed on all rodent species captured and pathogens detected. Four out of the 12 rodents (33.3%) tested positive by PCR for zoonotic pathogens. Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella grahamii, and B. queenslandensis were identified for the first time in Bhutan. Leptospira interrogans was also detected for the first time from rodents in Bhutan. The findings demonstrate the presence of these zoonotic pathogens in rodents in Bhutan, which may pose a risk of disease transmission to humans.