A survey of seropositivity to antigen B, an immunodiagnostic antigen for human cystic echinococcosis, in domestic animals in Mongolia

B Chinchuluun; Y Sako; I Khatanbaatar; B Bayarmaa; S Lkhagvatseren; G Battsetseg; T Yanagida; S Itoh; D Temuulen; C M Budke; A Ito; Z Batsukh

doi:10.1016/j.parint.2013.12.002

A survey of seropositivity to antigen B, an immunodiagnostic antigen for human cystic echinococcosis, in domestic animals in Mongolia

Parasitol Int. 2014 Apr;63(2):324-6. doi: 10.1016/j.parint.2013.12.002. Epub 2013 Dec 12.

Authors

B Chinchuluun¹, Y Sako², I Khatanbaatar³, B Bayarmaa⁴, S Lkhagvatseren⁴, G Battsetseg³, T Yanagida⁵, S Itoh⁵, D Temuulen⁶, C M Budke⁷, A Ito⁵, Z Batsukh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
² Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan. Electronic address: yasusako@asahikawa-med.ac.jp.
³ Laboratory of Protozoology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
⁴ Laboratory of Helminthology, Institute of Veterinary Medicine, Zaisan, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
⁵ Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Japan.
⁶ Department of Medical Biology and Histology, School of Biomedicine, Health Science University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
⁷ Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, TX, USA.

PMID: 24333828
DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2013.12.002

Abstract

Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is well known to be an important zoonotic disease and national disease due to the traditional nomadic life style in Mongolia. The present study was carried out to obtain data on the seropositivity to antigen B, in domestic livestock, goats, sheep and cattle, in each province of Mongolia. The seropositivity to antigen B varied by province and ranged from 0% to 25.0% in goats, 0% to 12.5% in sheep, and 0% to 13.3% in cattle. In total, 9.2% of goats, 3.6% of sheep and 5.9% of cattle in Mongolia showed seropositivity.

Keywords: Cystic echinococcosis; Domestic animals; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Mongolia.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases / blood
Cattle Diseases / epidemiology
Cattle Diseases / parasitology*
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / blood
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / epidemiology
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / immunology
Echinococcosis, Hepatic / veterinary*
Goat Diseases / blood
Goat Diseases / epidemiology
Goat Diseases / parasitology*
Goats
Helminth Proteins / blood
Helminth Proteins / immunology*
Humans
Lipoproteins / blood
Lipoproteins / immunology*
Mongolia / epidemiology
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Sheep
Sheep Diseases / blood
Sheep Diseases / epidemiology
Sheep Diseases / parasitology*
Zoonoses

Substances

Helminth Proteins
Lipoproteins
antigen B, Echinococcus