• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2006

Ticks cause economic losses to the deer industry by decreasing the growth and production of the farmed animals. The mediation of ticks affects humans and animals by causing contagious disease both directly and indirectly. Blood from farmed deer from the areas near Jangsu branch was collected for screening of infectious protozoa and rickettsial disease. Seventy deer blood samples were collected from 30 different deer farms located in Jinan, Jangsu and Muju. This blood samples were used for blood slide smear examination and hematological analysis. DNA from these samples was extracted and was used for PCR analysis for detection of gene fragments of Theileria spp, Babesia spp, Anaplasma spp and Ehrlichia spp. In the blood slide smear examination and PCR analysis all samples did not show presence of protozoal and rickettsial diseases. Eight blood samples showed anemia, 1 sample showed iron deficiency and 7 samples showed regenerative anemia. Results for PCR analysis showed 2 samples were positive for T orientalis. All DNA samples were negative for Babesia spp, Anaplasma spp, and Ehrlichia spp.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제4권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 1998

국내에서 채집한 진드기의 라임병 및 ehrlichiosis 원인체 보균 상태를 조사하기 위하여 총 516마리 (Ixodes spp. 22마리 , Haemaphysalis spp. 494마리)의 ixodid 진드기를 봄과 가을에 걸쳐 강원도 고산지대 일원에서 채집하였다. 수집한 진드기에서 DNA를 추출·정제한 후 추출한 DNA를 template로 이용하여, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato 및 Ehrlichia spp.에 특이하게 반응하도록 제작한 primer를 이용한 중합효소연쇄반응 (polymerase chain reaction, PCR)을 실시하였으며, 이 결과를 oligonucleotide probe를 사용한 southern blotting을 통하여 다시 확인하였다. 총 516마리의 진드기중 B. burgdorferi sensu lato DNA 양성인 진드기는 68 (13.2%)마리 (B. burgdorferi sensu stricto, 2； B. afzelii, 1; B. garinii, 33； B. tanukii, 8； B. turdae, 4)로 나타났으며 이 중 37 (7.2%)마리의 진드기는 southern blot analysis에서도 양성으로 확인되었다. 또한 101 (19.2%)마리의 진드기가 Ehrlichia spp.에 대한 PCR에서 양성이었으나, 이들 중 25 (4.8%)마리만이 southern blot analysis에서 양성으로 확인되었다. 그러나 사람의 병인체로 추정되는 human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) agent DNA를 보균한 진드기는 확인되지 않았다. 한편 라임병균과 ehrlichiosis원인체를 동시에 보균한 것으로 밝혀진 진드기가 3마리에서 (0.6%) 확인되어, 국내에서도 진드기 교상시 이들 두 가지 열성질환이 동시에 감염될 가능성이 있는 것으로 사료됨으로 진드기 매개성 열성질환에 대한 적절한 진단법 등을 보다 체계적으로 연구하여야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Veterinary Science
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.20.1-20.8
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• 2022

Background: Emergent and re-emergent canine tick-borne infections are attracting increasing attention worldwide. The rise in pet ownership and the close relationship between dogs and their owners are the most concerning factors because dogs may act as competent reservoirs for human tick-transmitted infectious agents. Objectives: This study contributes to the epidemiological surveillance of canine tick-transmitted infections with zoonotic risk in the Republic of Korea (ROK) by investigating the seroprevalence of the pathogens, Anaplasma spp., Borrelia burgdorferi, and Ehrlichia canis. Methods: Four hundred and thirty whole blood samples from domestic dogs were collected in seven metropolitan cities and nine provinces in the ROK and tested using SensPERT Ab test kits (VetAll Laboratories^®) to detect seroreactive animals. Results: The seroprevalence rates identified were 9.8% (42/430) for Anaplasma spp., 2.8% (12/430) for B. burgdorferi, and 1.4% (6/430) for E. canis. The risk factors evaluated in this study that could be associated with the development of a humoral immune response, such as sex, age, and history of tick exposure, were similar. There was only one exception for dogs seroreactive to Anaplasma spp., where the risk factor "tick exposure" was statistically significant (p = 0.047). Conclusions: This serological survey exhibited the widespread presence of Anaplasma spp., B. burgdorferi, and E. canis throughout the ROK. Hence, dogs may play a key role as the sentinel animals of multiple zoonotic infectious agents in the country.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.126-128
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• 2019

A 5-year-old male Labrador Retriever that lived outdoors was presented to the animal hospital with a right hind limb lameness. The lameness had been present for more than 10 days, and there was a severe swelling of the right stifle joint. The dog underwent physical, laboratory, and radiographic examinations. As a result, the dog was diagnosed with infectious monoarthropathy secondary to granulocytic ehrlichiosis. The dog received medication for the rickettsial arthritis and surgical treatment for reconstruction of the soft tissue damage caused by the infection. After treatment, the function of the dog's leg was recovered. This report describes a case of atypical monoarthropathy caused by ehrlichiosis in a dog.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.204-210
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• 2011

국내 독일 셰퍼드로부터 에를리히아증과 라임병에 대한 항체가 조사를 위하여 효소면역측정법을 시용하였으며, 중합효소연쇄반응을 이용하여 진드기매개성 병원체를 조사하였다. 2005년 10월부터 2006년 9월까지 국내 5개 지방으로부터 291마리 독일 셰퍼드를 선정하였다. 개 에를리히아 항체 조사를 위한 ELISA (Snap$^{(R)}$ 3Dx$^{(R)}$ test kit, IDEXX) 검사결과 전국적으로 7.56%(22마리)의 에를리히아 양성 항체 보균개와 1.72%(5마리)의 보렐리아 양성 항체 보균개로 조사되었다. 이 중 2마리에서는 두 가지 병원체 모두에 대한 양성 항체가 검출되었다. 에를리히아에 대한 양성항체를 지방별로 보면 경기도는 1.28%(78마리 중 1마리), 강원도는 12.64%(87마리 중 11마리), 충청도는 9.76%(41마리 중 4마리), 경상도는 8.93%(56마리 중 5마리), 전라도는 3.45%(56마리 중 5마리)로 조사되었다. Ehrlichia chaffeensis 유전자를 검출한 결과 전국 평균이 3.09%(291 마리 중 9마리), 강원도는 2.41%(291 마리 중 7마리) 그리고 충청도는 0.69%(291마리중 2마리)로 조사되었다. 중합효소연쇄반응으로 증폭된 유전자(SNU-EC3과 SNU-EC5)에 대한 유전자염기서열분석결과 한국(Haemaphysalis longicornis 진드기)과 중국 그리고 Arkansas 분리주인 E. chaffeensis와 매우 유사하였다. 이 연구의 결과 국내에서 사육되는 독일셰퍼드에서 에를리히아증의 병원체와 라임병에 대한 항체가 검출된 것으로 볼 때 임상 진단에 있어서 진드기매개전염병에 대한 중요성을 인식해야 할 것으로 판단된다. 따라서 혈소판감소증이나 백혈구감소증이 있는 경우 그리고 봄부터 가을까지 야외활동을 한 경력이 있는 환자에 대한 감별진단 항목에 반드시 포함시켜야 할 것을 제안한다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2021

In this study, a total of 9,449 hard ticks were collected once a month from April to October 2020 from a neighborhood park in Daejeon by flagging & dragging method and CO₂ manned trap method. The collected ticks were classified according to the Yamagutsi search table using a stereoscopic microscope and molecular biological analysis of four pathogens (SFTSV, Anaplasma spp., Ehrlichia spp., Borrellia spp.). As a result of the study, Haemaphysalis longicornis were collected the most in all areas of the five boroughs at a rate of 82 to 96 percent, while adults were collected the most in May to July, nymphs were collected the most in April to June, and larvae from August to October at a rate of 78 percent to 98 percent. In pathogens, three cases of SFTSV were detected, showing a minimum infection rate (MIR) of 0.46%, while Anaplasma spp. and Ehrlichia spp. were detected one each, with 0.15% and Borrelia spp. with a minimum infection rate of 0.46%. The detected SFTSV showed 99.9% homogeneity with the KF781490 detected in Cheongwon-gun, Chungbuk Province, Anaplasma spp. showed 99.0% homogeneity with JN990105 detected in China, and Erhlichia spp. showed 98.9% genetic similarity with U96436 separated from the U.S. In this study, the distribution status and pathogen infection rate of the hard ticks in the Daejeon area are analyzed and provided as basic data for the prevention of the hard tick-borne infectious disease.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2017

The study of canine vector-borne diseases in the Philippines started in the 1970s but only gained interest in the past decade. Characterization of such diseases in the Philippines remains incomplete, thus, it is necessary to obtain additional information on the prevalence and diversity of canine tick-borne diseases in the country. In this study, blood samples were obtained at two veterinary clinics in Metro Manila, Philippines from 114 dogs suspected of having canine tick-borne pathogens. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed on whole blood DNA extracts followed by sequencing, and the following pathogens were detected: Hepatozoon (H.) canis (5.26%), Babesia (B.) vogeli (5.26%), Ehrlichia (E.) canis (4.39%), and Anaplasma platys (3.51%). Additionally, a set of multiplex PCR primers were developed to detect H. canis, Babesia spp. (B. canis and B. vogeli), and E. canis in canine blood. Multiplex and conventional single-reaction PCR results for the 114 dog blood samples were similar, except for one H. canis sample. Multiplex PCR is, therefore, a useful tool in screening infected dogs in veterinary clinics. This study's results, together with those of previous studies in the country, show that canine vector-borne pathogens are an emerging veterinary concern in the Philippines.