Prevalence of Encephalitozoon hellem among companion and exhibition birds in Japan.

Autor: Yorisaki M; Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan.; Morishita Bird Clinic, Tokyo, Japan., Ozawa N; Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan., Wakakuri K; Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan., Nishiura H; Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan., Kudo M; Sendai Kotori no Clinic, Miyagi, Japan., Ueda M; Takatsuki Bird Clinic, Osaka, Japan., Ishihara N; Hotaru Bird Clinic, Okayama, Japan., Kanno S; Blue Bird Veterinary Clinic, Ehime, Japan., Hatai H; Farm Animal Clinical Skills and Disease Control Center, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate, Japan., Ochiai K; Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Cooperative Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Iwate, Japan.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of veterinary medical science [J Vet Med Sci] 2024 Sep 01; Vol. 86 (9), pp. 956-960. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 24.
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.24-0147
Abstrakt: Microsporidia can cause infection in various animals and humans. To determine the recent prevalence of Encephalitozoon in companion birds in Japan, 364 bird feces and 16 conjunctival exudates, as well as 28 exhibition bird feces, were examined using polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Thirty-five (9.6%) feces and 2 (12.5%) conjunctival exudates from companion birds were PCR positive, and sequence analysis revealed that all detected organisms were Encephalitozoon hellem genotype 1A. The prevalence by region varied from 4.5% in the Shikoku region to 14.3% in the Chugoku region. By age, the prevalence in birds younger than 6 months of age was 13.3%. We also discuss the threat of human infection as a zoonotic disease.
Databáze: MEDLINE