| [molecular investigation on the presence of hepatitis e virus in wild game in okazaki city, japan between april 2010 and november 2014]. | cases of hepatitis e have been caused by infection with hepatitis e virus (hev) due to consumption of raw or undercooked game meats and liver of wild boars or deer in various countries. we investigated hev prevalence in wild boar and deer in okazaki city and its outskirts, aichi, japan, using liver samples (439 boar; 185 deer) collected between april 2010 and november 2014. hev rna was detected in 49 (11.2%)of 439 and 0 of 185 samples of wild boar and deer, respectively. the positive rate (13.0% ... | 2015 | 26699273 |
| a survey of β-lactamase-producing escherichia coli in farm animals and raw retail meat in shizuoka prefecture, japan. | we surveyed β-lactamase-producing escherichia coli from farm animals (chickens, pigs, and cattle) and raw retail meat in shizuoka prefecture, japan. in total 305 e. coli isolates, 15 isolates collected from broilers, beef cattle, chicken meat, and pork meat, were found to have β-lactamase genes encoding ctx-m-2, ctx-m-14, cmy-2, shv-2, and/or tem-1, whereas 7 possessed mutations in the ampc promoter region. the findings suggest that broilers are more important than other farm animals with regard ... | 2011 | 21519132 |