Molecular Detection and Seroprevalence of Babesia microti among Stock Farmers in Khutul City, Selenge Province, Mongolia.
10.3347/kjp.2014.52.4.443
- Author:
Sung Hee HONG
1
;
Davaasuren ANU
;
Young Il JEONG
;
Davaajav ABMED
;
Shin Hyeong CHO
;
Won Ja LEE
;
Sang Eun LEE
Author Information
1. Division of Malaria & Parasitic Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Osong 363-951, Korea. ondalgl@cdc.go.kr
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Babesia microti;
IFA test;
PCR;
Mongolia
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Adult;
Aged;
Aged, 80 and over;
*Animal Husbandry;
Antibodies, Protozoan/*blood;
Babesia microti/genetics/*isolation & purification;
Babesiosis/diagnosis/*epidemiology/immunology/pathology;
Child;
Child, Preschool;
DNA, Protozoan/*blood;
Female;
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Direct;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Mongolia/epidemiology;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Seroepidemiologic Studies;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2014;52(4):443-447
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Babesiosis is an emerging tick-borne disease in humans worldwide; however, little is known about the frequency of infection or prevalence of this disease in other parts of the world, excluding North America. In this study, we aimed to investigate Babesia microti infection frequency in a human population in Mongolia. One hundred blood samples were collected from stock farmers living in Khutul city of Selenge province, Mongolia. The sera and DNA from blood samples were evaluated for the presence of B. microti infection by using indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) tests and PCR. The positive detection rates obtained using the IFA tests and PCR assays were 7% and 3%, respectively. This study is the first to detect of B. microti infections based on antibody seroprevalence or PCR assays for the presence of B. microti DNA in a Mongolian population.
