Seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in domestic and companion animals in Japan

Htwe, Khin Khin; Amano, Ken‐ichi; Sugiyama, Yuko; Yagami, Ken‐ichi; Minamoto, Nobuyuki; Hashimoto, Akira; Yamaguchi, Tsuyoshi; Fukushi, Hideto; Hirai, Katsuya

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“…The positive rate (8.64%) in the present study showed a low pathogenic pressure in 2007 and was lower than the previously reported level (17.6%) of infection [10]. The reported lower prevalence was probably due to the use of the CFT instead of the more sensible IIF test previously used by Htwe et al [10].…”

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Epidemiological Survey for Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydiapsittaci var. ovis, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Coxiella burnetii, Brucella spp., Leptospirosis and Orf Virus among Sheep from Northern Districts of Japan

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ABSTRACT. A serological survey was carried out in the northern prefectures of Hokkaido, Iwate and Aomori in Japan, for the presence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydia psittaci var. ovis, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Coxiella burnetii, Brucella spp., Leptospirosis and Orf virus (ORFV). Out of 267 samples tested, highest overall prevalence (28.78%) was found for T. gondii. The 12.59% of tested sheep were positive for C. psittaci var. ovis. A total of 8.67% were found to be seropositive for C. burnetii. Levels of these infections were found in all three prefectures. Seroconversion to ORFV was detected in Hokkaido and Iwate Prefectures (2.57%). Animals were positive only for L. ballum (1.50%), in Hokkaido and Aomori Prefectures. No animals tested positive for Brucella spp. and M. paratuberculosis.

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“…Detection of antibodies against C. burnetii confirms the previous studies on the presence of Q fever in sheep in Japan, which was first reported by Htwe et al [10]. The positive rate (8.64%) in the present study showed a low pathogenic pressure in 2007 and was lower than the previously reported level (17.6%) of infection [10].…”

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Epidemiological Survey for Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydiapsittaci var. ovis, Mycobacterium paratuberculosis, Coxiella burnetii, Brucella spp., Leptospirosis and Orf Virus among Sheep from Northern Districts of Japan

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“…In Japan, serological evidence of C. burnetii infection in domestic and companion animals, wild animals and humans has been reported [3,5,6,10,11]. These data suggested that domestic animals such as cattle and sheep have been considered to be the source of human infection.…”

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii Infections among Cats in Different Living Environments

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ABSTRACT. The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii infection among pet cats in Japan and Korea and stray cats in Japan was investigated by an indirect fluorescent antibody technique and PCR test. Forty-four (14.2%) of 310 pet cats in Japan were seropositive, as were 15 (41.7%) of 36 stray cats in Japan and 10 (8.6%) of 116 pet cats in Korea. The antibody positive rate in stray cats was significantly higher than that in pet cats, but there was no correlation between the rates in Japanese and Korean pet cats. In this study, the prevalence of C. burnetii infection among cats in different living environments was found and it is difficult to deny that stray cats would be one of the important sources of infection for human Q fever. KEY WORDS: Coxiella burnetii, epidemiology, feline.J. Vet. Med. Sci. 65(9):

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“…There is no report of an urban Q fever outbreak in Japan. However, seroepidemiology of companion animals shows the presence of C. burnetii in urban residential areas of Japan; 60 of 589 (10%) and 95 of 632 (15%) dogs [6,16] and 16 of 100 (16%), 23 of 150 (15%) and 44 of 310 (14%) cats [8,14,16] were reported as seropositive. Also, the DNA of the bacteria was detected in 2 dogs [9] and 4 of 310 (0.3%) companion cats [8], and the bacteria was isolated from 9 of 29 (31%) companion cats [15].…”

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Survey of Coxiella burnetii in Ticks Collected from Dogs in Japan

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ABSTRACT. For a survey of Coxiella burnetii, the Q fever agent, ticks infesting companion dogs were collected in Aomori, Tochigi, Gifu and Okinawa Prefectures, Japan. A total of 261 ticks were collected, and their species were identified morphologically. Five tick species were identified: Ixodes ovatus, Haemaphysalis concinna, H. flava, H. longicornis and Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Total DNA was extracted from them individually followed by real-time PCR to detect a C. burnetii-specific gene. The results of real-time PCR were all negative, which might suggest a low risk of C. burnetii infection via these ticks and their hosts in urban residential areas in Japan.

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Seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii in domestic and companion animals in Japan

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Epidemiological Survey for <i>Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydia</i><i>psittaci</i> var. <i>ovis</i>, <i>Mycobacterium paratuberculosis</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, <i>Brucella</i> spp., Leptospirosis and Orf Virus among Sheep from Northern Districts of Japan

Epidemiological Survey for <i>Toxoplasma gondii, Chlamydia</i><i>psittaci</i> var. <i>ovis</i>, <i>Mycobacterium paratuberculosis</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, <i>Brucella</i> spp., Leptospirosis and Orf Virus among Sheep from Northern Districts of Japan

Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii Infections among Cats in Different Living Environments

Survey of <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> in Ticks Collected from Dogs in Japan

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