A molecular epidemiological survey of Babesia, Hepatozoon, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma infections of dogs in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Morihiro TATENO¹  Yasuyuki ENDO¹  Shotaro KUBO¹  Yasuaki ICHIKAWA² 

[1] Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1�?21�?24 Korimoto, Kagoshima 890�?0065, Japan;Merial Japan Ltd., 3�?20�?2 Nishi-shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163�?1488, Japan

关键词: canine;    epidemiological survey;    Japan;    tick-borne disease;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0079

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(20)Cited-By(2)Tick-borne diseases are often encountered in canine clinical practice. In the present study, a molecular epidemiological survey of dogs in Japan was conducted to understand the prevalence and geographical distribution of Babesia spp., Hepatozoon spp., Ehrlichia spp. and Anaplasma spp. Pathogen-derived DNA in blood samples obtained from 722 dogs with a history of exposure to ticks and/or fleas was examined by PCR. The prevalence of Babesia gibsoni, Babesia odocoilei-like species, Hepatozoon canis and Ehrlichia spp./Anaplasma spp. was 2.4% (16/722), 0.1% (1/722), 2.5% (18/722) and 1.5% (11/722), respectively. While B. gibsoni and Ehrlichia spp./Anaplasma spp. were detected in the western part of Japan, H. canis was detected in Tohoku area in addition to western and central parts of Japan.

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