Publications

seroprevalence of tularemia in wild bears and hares in japan.	tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by francisella tularensis. the distribution of the pathogen in japan has not been studied well. in this study, seroprevalence of tularemia among wild black bears and hares in japan was determined. blood samples collected from 431 japanese black bears (ursus thibetanus japonicus) and 293 japanese hares (lepus brachurus) between 1998 and 2009 were examined for antibodies against f. tularensis by micro-agglutination test (ma) or enzyme-linked immunosorbent ass ...	2011	21824374
serosurveillance for francisella tularensis among wild animals in japan using a newly developed competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.	tularemia, a highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by francisella tularensis, occurs sporadically in japan. however, little is known about the prevalence of the disease in wild animals. a total of 632 samples obtained from 150 japanese black bears, 142 japanese hares, 120 small rodents, 97 rats, 53 raptors, 26 japanese monkeys, 21 japanese raccoon dogs, 20 masked palm civets, and three japanese red foxes between 2002 and 2010 were investigated for the presence of antibodies to f. tularensis ...	2014	24689989