Serological survey of Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in cats in Japan

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Ryusuke TSUKADA³  Mizuki SASAKI¹  Mitsuhiro INOSE²  Tomomi TAKANO⁴  Yuki OSAKA³  Hiromi IKADAI³ 

[1] Department of Parasitology, Asahikawa Medical University, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078�?8510, Japan;NPO Nagano Animal Welfare Society, Nagano 380�?0941, Japan;Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034�?8628, Japan;Laboratory of Veterinary Infectious Disease, School of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori 034�?8628, Japan

关键词: cat;    ELISA;    Encephalitozoon cuniculi;    serological survey;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.15-0545

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(18)Antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using E. cuniculi PTP2 recombinant protein from serum samples that had been collected from a total of 295 cats in Japan. Of these samples, 6.1% (18/295) had antibodies against E. cuniculi, which included 6.3% (6/96) of the male cats and 6.0% (12/199) of the female cats. The incidence was slightly higher in feral cats (8.3%, 11/132) compared to domesticated cats (4.3%, 7/163). This suggests the possibility that the cats of our country have become a reservoir of E. cuniculi. This study is the first to demonstrate the prevalence of E. cuniculi infection in cats in Japan.

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