Serological evidence for Borrelia burgdorferi infection associated with clinical signs in dairy cattle in Slovakia

In the course of epizootological research on Lyme borreliosis in domestic and farm animals, the serological evidence for the occurrence of this zoonosis in cattle was screened. An ELISA showed that 25.2% of cattle from seven geographical areas in Slovakia were positive for anti-Borrelia IgG antibodi...

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Published in:Veterinary research communications 2002-12, Vol.26 (8), p.601-611
Main Authors: Stefancíková, A, Stĕpánová, G, Derdáková, M, Pet'ko, B, Kysel'ová, J, Cigánek, J, Strojný, L, Cisláková, L, Trávnicek, M
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies, Bacterial - blood
Blotting, Western - veterinary
Borrelia burgdorferi - isolation & purification
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - epidemiology
Cattle Diseases - microbiology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary
Female
Lameness, Animal - microbiology
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - microbiology
Lyme Disease - veterinary
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Slovakia - epidemiology
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Summary:In the course of epizootological research on Lyme borreliosis in domestic and farm animals, the serological evidence for the occurrence of this zoonosis in cattle was screened. An ELISA showed that 25.2% of cattle from seven geographical areas in Slovakia were positive for anti-Borrelia IgG antibodies. In particular localities, the seroprevalence ranged from 0.6% to 34.3%. Of 33 cases with clinical signs, 20 ELISA-positive samples were also confirmed in Western blots. The most frequent clinical signs were lameness and swollen joints, but most of the cases were asymptomatic. The occurrence of Borrelia burgdorferi antibodies and suspected clinical signs in cattle of Slovak regions indicates that veterinarians should pay attention to this disease in their clinical practice and include it within the differential diagnosis.
ISSN:0165-7380
1573-7446
DOI:10.1023/A:1020912618950