Title |
The presence of tick-borne diseases in domestic dogs and cats living on Iriomote-jima and Tsushima islands
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Published in |
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, May 2017
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DOI | 10.1292/jvms.16-0546 |
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Authors |
Mao JIKUYA, Morihiro TATENO, Masashi TAKAHASHI, ENDO Yasuyuki |
Abstract |
The Iriomote cat and Tsushima leopard cat are endangered wildcats in Japan and inhabit only Iriomote-jima and Tsushima islands, respectively. Domestic dogs and cats living on Iriomote-jima and Tsushima islands were surveyed to clarify the interrelationship between wildcats and domestic animals regarding tick-borne disease transmission. Pathogen-derived DNA in blood samples was detected by polymerase chain reaction. Babesia gibsoni was detected in dogs of Iriomote-jima, and Hepatozoon felis and hemoplasmas were detected in domestic cats of Tsushima. Because the H. felis detected in this study was closely related to that isolated from wildcats, we suspect that common H. felis is harbored and transmitted among wildcats and domestic cats via ticks in Tsushima. |
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Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Unknown | 21 | 100% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 24% |
Other | 2 | 10% |
Student > Bachelor | 2 | 10% |
Researcher | 2 | 10% |
Professor | 1 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 14% |
Unknown | 6 | 29% |
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Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 4 | 19% |
Environmental Science | 3 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 14% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 5% |
Social Sciences | 1 | 5% |
Other | 3 | 14% |
Unknown | 6 | 29% |