布鲁氏菌毒力因子研究进展

布鲁氏菌是一种革兰氏阴性、兼性胞内寄生菌,可引起人畜共患病布鲁氏菌病。布鲁氏菌致病机制复杂,可通过表达多种毒力因子等方式躲避或抑制宿主免疫系统的攻击并发挥其对机体的致病效应,实现其在宿主体内的长期存活。因此,布鲁氏菌病易转化为慢性感染。本文对目前已发现的多种布鲁氏菌毒力因子相关研究进展进行综述,以期进一步认识布鲁氏菌病的致病机理,为布鲁氏菌病防治提供参考。     

An optimal control problem for ovine brucellosis with culling

A mathematical model is used to study the dynamics of ovine brucellosis when transmitted directly from infected individual, through contact with a contaminated environment or vertically through mother to child. The model developed by Aïnseba et al. [A model for ovine brucellosis incorporating direct and indirect transmission, J. Biol. Dyn. 4 (2010), pp. 2–11. Available at http://www.math.u-bordeaux1.fr/～pmagal100p/papers/BBM-JBD09.pdf. Accessed 3 July 2012] was modified to include culling and then used to determine important parameters in the spread of human brucellosis using sensitivity analysis. An optimal control analysis was performed on the model to determine the best way to control such as a disease in the population. Three time-dependent controls to prevent exposure, cull the infected and reduce environmental transmission were used to set up to minimize infection at a minimum cost.     

Chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) for the detection of brucellosis and tularaemia antigens

The detection of brucellosis and tularaemia infection agents is of particular interest for medical practice. The possibility of using enhanced chemiluminescence reactions for the determination of these agents is studied in this work. Light intensity depends on both the conjugate concentration used and the conditions at which the adsorption was performed. Optimal conditions for these test-systems were: ～ 20 μg/mL of Ig and 200 μg/mL (titre 1:20) of conjugate. As is seen from the chemiluminescent and spectrophotometric results the lowest determined concentrations are 10 and 30 ng/mL (for brucellosis) and 1 and 5 ng/mL (for tularaemia), respectively. Calibration curves in the antigen concentrations ranging from 10 to 2500 ng/mL (for brucellosis) and from 1 to 500 ng/mL (for tularaemia) are observed. Optical density depends linearly on the logarithm of the antigen concentration from 30 to 5000 ng/mL (for brucellosis) and from 5 to 250 ng/mL (for tularaemia). The results obtained permit the conclusion that the chemiluminescence method can be used in enzyme immunoanalysis for brucellosis and tularaemia antigens.     

Rapid detection of Brucella spp. by the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method

Aims:  To develop a rapid and sensitive method for detecting Brucella spp.
Methods and Results:  Two sets of six Brucella -specific primers for loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) were designed from the sequence of the Brucella abortus BCSP31 gene. The specificity and sensitivity were examined for six Brucella species (22 strains) and 18 non- Brucella species (28 strains). The LAMP assay was specific to Brucella spp. in 35 min at 63°C and sensitive (detected 10 fg of genomic DNA). The assay was also applied for the detection of Brucella DNA in contaminated milk and infected mouse organs.
Conclusions:  We developed a sensitive and specific LAMP assay for Brucella spp., with the test appearing to be useful for the detection of the pathogen from clinical and food samples.
Significance and Impact of the Study:  This is the first report of the development of LAMP for the detection of Brucella spp. As the LAMP assay can be performed at a constant temperature and its reactivity is directly observed with the naked eye without electrophoresis, our assay should be useful for the diagnosis of brucellosis as well as the detection of the bacteria in environmental or food samples.     

布鲁氏茵病防治基础研究现状与展望

布鲁氏菌病（简称布病）是由布鲁氏菌属细菌侵入机体引起的人畜共患传染病．近年来,布病疫情在世界范围内呈反弹趋势,我国尤甚．进入2000年以后,人间布病在我国成为报告发病数上升速度最快的传染病之一,令我国布病防治形势严峻．为了明确我国布病防治工作的现状和需求、最新研究现状和研究动态以及面临的挑战和机遇,深入研讨分析我国布病防治研究中的重大科学和关键技术问题,凝练和提出今后我国布病防治研究发展中亟需关注、解决的重要基础科学问题,在国家自然科学基金委员会资助下,由中国疾病预防控制中心地方病控制中心主办,哈尔滨医科大学、中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制所和内蒙古地方病防治研究中心共同协办,于2013年6月21日召开了由来自全国布病防治与基础研究领域专家共同参加的“布鲁氏菌病防治基础研究发展战略研讨会”．会议在我国布病疫情最重的省份内蒙古自治区呼和浩特市召开,中国疾病预防控制中心传染病预防控制所、军事医学科学院疾病预防控制所、石河子大学、中国兽医药品监察所等19家从事布病防治与基础研究的科研院所、高等院校、疾病防治机构的40余位专家参加了此次会议．现结合文献资料以及本次会议的内容,对国内外布病流行现状、研究进展,以及影响我国布病防治的亟需解决的科学问题和建议作一综述．