2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
| Project/Area Number |
24653128
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Sociology
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| Research Institution | Azabu University |
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Principal Investigator |
OKURA Takehiro 麻布大学, その他部局等, 准教授 (00279548)
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| Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha) |
MURAKAMI Satoru 麻布大学, 獣医学部獣医学科, 教授 (80271360)
KATO Yukio 麻布大学, 獣医学部獣医学科, 准教授 (00224551)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
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| Keywords | コミュニティ疫学 / 下位文化 / コミュニティ / ペット / 国際比較調査 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
One part of the research investigates the epidemiological aspect, and the other the sociological aspect. As a result of this research, we would like to find out what is or are the critical conditions for building “pet-friendly communities” Recently, as smaller dogs have increased in popularity, the tendency for dogs to be kept indoors has also increased, thus leading to closer contact between pets and their owners. As a result, diseases exchanged between dogs and their owners have been more frequently observed.
While the spread of dental caries (tooth decay) between dogs and owners does not occur, it is possible that periodontal diseases (gum diseases) could be spread between them. Our study focuses on the bacteria “Campylobacter rectus”, a cause of periodontal disease, and aims to identify this bacteria in dogs and their owners by conducting a DNA level analysis.
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| Free Research Field |
社会学
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