台北地區家貓心絲蟲之血清盛行率調查

Seroprevalence of Feline Heartworm Infection in Taipei Area

楊淑芳(Shu-Fang Yang) ； 賴筑玫(Chu-Mei Lai) ； 劉貞怡(Chen-I Liu) ； 蔡函儒(Han-Ju Tsai) ； 梁碩麟(Sao-Ling Liang) ； 楊姮稜(Heng-Leng Yang)

《臺灣獸醫學雜誌》 31卷2期 (2005/06) Pp. 108-112

https://doi.org/10.7009/TVJ.200506.0108

摘要

貓心絲蟲感染會造成貓隻嚴重的疾病，流行病學專家指出若是犬心絲蟲感染已成地方性疾病，貓隻感染心絲蟲的風險可能也較高。本研究目的以台大動物醫院就診的家貓為檢測對象，調查台北地區家貓心絲蟲之血清盛行率，隨機挑選貓隻進行血液學檢查，使用商品化貓心絲蟲抗原檢測試劑（ELISA kit: SNAP（上標 TM） Feline Heartworm Antigen Test Kit, IDEXX Laboratories），並對飼主進行家貓生活型態問卷調查。調查結果在192例檢測對象中，1例（0.5%）呈現貓心絲蟲抗原陽性反應，此病例貓隻為3.5歲未結紮母貓，其臨床呈現為食慾不振、嘔吐、氮血症。本研究發現台北地區家貓心絲蟲之血清盛行率明顯偏低，但由臨床症狀來診斷貓隻是否有心絲蟲感染相當困難，建議貓心絲蟲檢查應列入一般健康檢查項目。

關鍵字

貓 ； 心絲蟲 ； 血清盛行率 ； 台北

並列摘要

Heartworm infection is now recognized as a potential cause of serious disease in cats. Epidemiological studies indicate that in locations where the infection is endemic in the dog, cats are at risk. The aim of this study was to carry out a seroprevalence survery for the presence of Dirofilaria immitis antigen in household cats. All cases were admitted to the National Taiwan University Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital. Serum samples were evaluated using a commercial antigen detection kit (ELISA kit: SNAP(superscript TM) Feline Heartworm Antigen Test Kit, IDEXX Laboratories) and results were analyzed together with information obtained by questionnaire. The overall seroprevalence of feline heartworm infection was estimated 0.5% (1/192). The clinical signs of the infective cat were anorexia, vomit, and azotemia. The result of this study shows that the seroprevalence of feline heartworm disease was low, but it was difficult to perform the differential diagnosis from the clinical signs. The routine feline heartworm infection examination is highly recommended.

並列關鍵字

Cat ； Heartworm ； Seroprevalence ； Taipei