| detection of antibodies against japanese encephalitis virus in raccoons, raccoon dogs and wild boars in japan. | japanese encephalitis virus (jev) infects numerous animal species including humans, horses and pigs. in this study, antibodies against jev in feral raccoons (procyon lotor), wild boars (sus scrofa) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) in japan were examined. the results showed that 40.7% (22 out of 54), 64.5% (40 out of 62), 69.1% (47 out of 68) and 0% (0 out of 20) of raccoons in hyogo, osaka, wakayama and hokkaido, respectively, had virus-neutralizing antibodies against jev. in addition ... | 2009 | 19721354 |
| rabies immune status of dogs brought into the hyogo prefecture animal well-being center, japan. | stray dogs are a public health risk factor when canine rabies is endemic. the rabies prevention law has introduced measures to control stray dogs, but many dogs are still captured in japan. in order to estimate the immune status of stray dogs for the purposes of risk management, we conducted a serological survey at the hyogo prefecture animal well-being center. only 27.7% of dogs brought into the center (n=166) had protective immune status. this result suggests that there is the potential for re ... | 2009 | 19578297 |
| prevalence of toxocara eggs and number of faecal deposits from dogs and cats in sandpits of public parks in japan. | contamination of 13 sandpits in public parks in hyogo prefecture, japan, by toxocara eggs and animal faeces was studied. all 13 sandpits were contaminated with faeces. the mean number of faeces found in 1 m2 of the sandpits was 35, from which the number of faeces in each sandpit was estimated to be 261 to 2205. toxocara eggs were detected in 12 of the 13 sandpits, each examined 4-15 times; the overall prevalence was 92%. the eggs were not always distributed in the same pattern, but in general, e ... | 1993 | 8509622 |