2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Survey for lethal zoonoses and potential emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases in Africa
| Project/Area Number |
17255010
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 海外学術 |
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| Research Field |
Applied veterinary science
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| Research Institution | Gifu University |
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Principal Investigator |
FUKUSHI Hideto Gifu University, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Professor (10156763)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
ITO Naoto Gifu University, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Associate Professor (20334922)
MASEGI Toshiaki Gifu University, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Professor (70014115)
ASANO Makoto Gifu University, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Associate Professor (30377692)
TSUBOTA Toshio Hokkaido University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Professor (10207441)
YASUDA Jun Iwate University, Faculty of Agriculture, Professor (20142705)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2007
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| Keywords | rabies / zoonosis / Africa / wild animals / emerging infectious disease |
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| Research Abstract |
Emerging infectious diseases including SARS and avian influenza virus infection triggered the social problems in these years. Sources of these pathogens have been usually unknown, although the involvement of wild animals has been indicated. Furthermore, environmental destruction might be one of the cause of emerging infectious diseases.
In this project, we planned to investigate the current situation of zoonoses and other infectious diseases in Africa where many emerging diseases have appeared almost every year in order to evaluate the environment changes and occurrences of the diseases. Adding with the purpose, we expanded the rabies reaserch from Asia to Africa.
In the first year, we visited Zambia and Egypt to collect samples and to establish research associations. In the second year, we visited Zambia, Egypt, and Malawi to collect samples and to support collaborators in these countries. In the final year, we visited the countries and Tanzania, too. In this project, we revealed the current situation of rabies virus epidemiology in Africa and other potential emerging infectious diseases in Africa.
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