Publications

detection of rickettsial dna in ixodid ticks recovered from dogs and cats in japan.	dna from ticks recovered from 1137 dogs and 133 cats from all over japan were examined for rickettsia infection by citrate synthase gene (glta)-based pcr and partial nucleotide sequencing. a total of 91 dog tick samples and 18 cat tick samples showed a single band of the appropriate size in the nested pcr. sequence analysis was successfully performed on 102 samples. dna of rickettsia japonica or closely related rickettsia spp. strains were detected from 38 ticks in 16 prefectures mainly in weste ...	2005	16397379
[investigation on zoonosis by disseminating questionnaire to members of medical associations in kobe and fukuoka].	with the purpose of studying the involvement of physicians to zoonosis, investigation on the consciousness was performed by disseminating a questionnaire to members of medical associations of kobe city (2,584 members) and fukuoka city (1,814 members). from the members in kobe, 1,165 replies were collected (answer ratio: 45.1%) and 774 replies from the members in fukuoka (answer ratio: 42.7%). about 70-80% of all physicians answering the questionnaire stated that they had examined the patients wi ...	2001	11357317