| molecular characterization and specific detection of anaplasma species (ap-sd) in sika deer and its first detection in wild brown bears and rodents in hokkaido, japan. | a previously undescribed anaplasma species (herein referred to as ap-sd) has been detected in sika deer, cattle and ticks in japan. despite being highly similar to some strains of a. phagocytophilum, ap-sd has never been detected in humans. its ambiguous epidemiology and the lack of tools for its specific detection make it difficult to understand and interpret the prevalence of this anaplasma species. we developed a method for specific detection, and examined ap-sd prevalence in hokkaido wildlif ... | 2015 | 26431688 |
| dynamics, co-infections and characteristics of zoonotic tick-borne pathogens in hokkaido small mammals, japan. | many of the emerging infectious diseases originate in wildlife and many of them are caused by vector-borne pathogens. in japan, zoonotic tick-borne pathogens (tbps) are frequently detected in both ticks and wildlife. here, we studied the infection rates of potentially zoonotic species, including anaplasma, ehrlichia, neoehrlichia and babesia spp., in hokkaido's most abundant small mammals as they relate to variable extrinsic factors that might affect the infection rates of these pathogens. a tot ... | 2016 | 27166277 |
| first molecular detection and characterization of hepatozoon and sarcocystis spp. in field mice and voles from japan. | sarcocystis and hepatozoon species are protozoan parasites that are frequently detected in domestic and wild animals. rodents are considered common intermediate and paratenic hosts for several sarcocystis and hepatozoon species. here, blood dna samples from a total of six rodents, including one myodes rutilus, one myodes rufocanus, and four apodemus speciosus, collected from hokkaido, japan, were shown by conventional pcr of the 18s ribosomal rna (rrna) gene to contain sarcocystis and hepatozoon ... | 2017 | 28526989 |