High Incidence of Rickettsiosis Correlated to Prevalence of Rickettsia japonica among Haemaphysalis longicornis Tick

Kenji TABARA; Hiroki KAWABATA; Satoru ARAI; Asao ITAGAKI; Takeo YAMAUCHI; Takashi KATAYAMA; Hiromi FUJITA; Nobuhiro TAKADA

doi:10.1292/jvms.10-0369

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High Incidence of Rickettsiosis Correlated to Prevalence of Rickettsia japonica among Haemaphysalis longicornis Tick

Kenji TABARA, Hiroki KAWABATA, Satoru ARAI, Asao ITAGAKI, Takeo YAMAUCHI, Takashi KATAYAMA, Hiromi FUJITA, Nobuhiro TAKADA

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キーワード: ixodid ticks, Japanese deer, Japanese spotted fever, Rickettsia japonica, Shimane Peninsula

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論文ID: 10-0369

DOI https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.10-0369

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The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 73 (2011) , No. 4 p.507

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Endemic spotted fever group rickettsiosis was reported in Shimane prefecture, Japan. From an analysis of 14 clinical cases found in the endemic area, the infectious agent of spotted fever group rickettsiosis was identified as Rickettsia japonica. In this study, we also found that Rickettsia japonica was highly infected with the vector tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in the endemic area. These findings suggest that the high incidence of rickettsiosis in Shimane prefecture can be explained by the high prevalence of Rickettsia japonica among Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks.

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