Epidemiological Survey of Tick-Borne Protozoal Infection in Iriomote Cats and Tsushima Leopard Cats in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Maki OKAMURA⁵  Masato SAKUMA¹  Morihiro TATENO¹  Takako SHIMOKAWA MIYAMA³  Yumiko ASARI⁵  Nozomi NAKANISHI²  Tomohide MATSUO⁴  Yasuyuki ENDO¹  Asuka SETOGUCHI¹  Takuma NISHIO¹  Masako IZAWA² 

[1] Laboratory of Small Animal Internal Medicine, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan;Laboratory of Ecology and Systematics, Faculty of Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa 903–0213, Japan;Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Kagoshima University, 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan;Laboratory of Parasitology, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, 1–21–24 Korimoto, Kagoshima, Kagoshima 890–0065, Japan;Iriomote Wildlife Conservation Center, Ministry of the Environment, Komi, Taketomi, Yaeyama-gun, Okinawa 907–1432, Japan

关键词: Babesia;    Hepatozoon;    Iriomote cat;    Theileria;    Tsushima leopard cat;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.13-0015

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(27)Cited-By(4)This epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of Hepatozoon, Babesia and Theileria infection in the Iriomote cat (IC) and the Tsushima leopard cat (TLC). Blood samples from 43 ICs and 14 TLCs were collected between November 2002 and January 2012. Polymerase chain reaction and DNA sequencing analyses detected a Hepatozoon felis infection prevalence of 72.0% (31/43 cats) and 100% (14/14 cats) in ICs and TLCs, respectively. The degree of Hepatozoon parasitemia observed on blood smears ranged from 0.1 to 4.7%. However, no cases had obvious clinical signs of hepatozoonosis. Neither Babesia- nor Theileria-infected wildcats were detected in this study.

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