Epidemiological survey of human taeniasis/cysticercosis and animal cysticercosis and development of comprehensive detection method for soil-transmitted helminths.

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15H05273
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Parasitology (including sanitary zoology)
• Research Institution: Asahikawa Medical College
• Principal Investigator: Sako Yasuhito 旭川医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (40312459)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 柳田 哲矢 山口大学, 共同獣医学部, 准教授 (40431837) ; 伊藤 亮 旭川医科大学, 医学部, 客員教授 (70054020) ; 岡本 宗裕 京都大学, 霊長類研究所, 教授 (70177096)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: テニア条虫 / 有鉤嚢虫 / 血清検査 / DNA検査 / 中間宿主 / 疫学調査

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Field survey of human taeniasis/cysticercosis and animal cysticercosis has been conducted in Bali, Indonesia. In human survey we could not find cysticercosis sero-positive case but could find six Taenia solium taeniasis patients. In animal survey, we found that pigs had been exposed to Taenia hydatigena infection. Additionally, we demonstrated that the antigen quality for the detection of anti-Taenia adult antibody of taeniasis patient was affected by the taenia adult worm used for antigen preparation. Furthermore, we developed a simple DNA detection test to differentiate human taenia parasites by loop-mediated isothermal amplification in combination with dot enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Free Research Field

分子寄生虫学