Epidemiological survey for canine tick-borne diseases in Japan

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 23580442
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Clinical veterinary science
• Research Institution: Kagoshima University
• Principal Investigator: ENDO Yasuyuki 鹿児島大学, 獣医学部, 教授 (90332600)
• Project Period (FY): 2011 – 2013
• Keywords: マダニ / 病原体 / 疫学

Research Abstract

Babesiosis and hepatozoonosis are tick-borne diseases and are recognized as an important infectious disease in canine peractice. Molecular epidemiological survey for these pathogens was conducted. Babesia gibsoni-infected dogs were mainly found in dogs from western area of Japan. However, one dog from Akita prefecture was also positive for Babesia infection. Molecular analysis revealed that Babesia in this dog is closely related to a ruminant Babesia, B.odocoilei. This will be an important finding in this study. Hepatozoon canis-infected dogs were found in dogs from Iwate, Ibaraki, Ishikawa, Fukui, Shizuoka, Shiga, Wakayama, Shimane, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Kagawa, Nagasaki and Kumamoto prefectures. It was revealed that H. canis is widely distributing in Japan including Tohoku, Kanto, Hokuriku, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu areas. In addition, it was revealed that most of Japanese wildcats were infected with H. felis.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Epidemiological survey of tick-borne protozoal infection in 1riomote cats and Tsushima leopard cats in Japan (2013)
  • Author(s): Tateno,M.,Nishio,T.,Matsuo,T.,Sakuma,M.,Nakanishi,N.,Izawa,M.,Asari,Y.,Okamura,M.,Shimokawa Miyama,T.,Setoguchi,A. and Endo,Y.
  • Journal Title: J Vet Med Sci Volume: 75 Pages: 985-989
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Molecular epidemiological survey of Bartonella,Ehrlichia and Anaplasma infections in Japanese 1riomote and Tsushima leopard cats (2013)
  • Author(s): Tateno,M.,Nishio,T.,Sakuma,M.,Nakanishi,N.,Izawa,M.,Asari,Y.,Okamura,M.,Maruyama,S.,Shimokawa Miyama,T.,Setoguchi,A. and Endo,Y.
  • Journal Title: J Wildl Dis Volume: 49 Pages: 646-652
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Molecular epidemiological survey of the Babesia gibsoni cytochrome b gene in western Japan (2012)
  • Author(s): Sakuma,M.,Fukuda,K.,Takayama,K.,Kobatashi,Y.,Shimokawa Miyama,T.,Setoguchi,A. and Endo,Y.
  • Journal Title: J Vet Med Sci Volume: 74 Pages: 1341-1344
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] An epidemiological survey of hemoplasma infection in 1riomote cats (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis) (2012)
  • Author(s): Hirata,M.,Tateno,M.,Sakuma,M.,Nakanishi,N.,Izawa,M.,Asari,Y.,Okamura,M.,Shimokawa Miyama,T.,Setoguchi,A. and Endo,Y.
  • Journal Title: J Vet Med Sci Volume: 74 Pages: 1531-1537
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] A molecular epidemiological survey of infectious diseases in Japanese wildcats (2013)
  • Author(s): Tateno,M.,Sunahara,A.,Nishio,T.,Hirata,M.,Sakuma,M.,Matsuo,T.,Nakanishi,N.,1zawa,M.,Asari,Y.,Okamura,M.,Shimokawa Miyama,T.,Setoguchi,A. and Endo,Y.
  • Organizer: The 3rd Asian Veterinary 1nternal Medicine Meeting
  • Place of Presentation: Bogor,1ndonesia
  • Year and Date: 20130000
• [Presentation] 日本産ヤマネコにおける節足動物媒介性疾患の分子疫学調査 (2012)
  • Author(s): 西尾拓真、立野守洋、佐久間暢人、伊津雅子、中西希、浅利祐美子、岡村麻生、丸山総一、下川孝子、瀬戸口明日香、遠藤泰之
  • Organizer: 日本獣医学会学術集会
  • Place of Presentation: 岩手
  • Year and Date: 20120000