Babesia microti-like parasites detected in feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) captured in Hokkaido, Japan
| Autor: | Ayako Sado, Chiaki Ishihara, Takako Kawabuchi, Mitsuhiko Asakawa, Yohei Matoba, Masayoshi Tsuji |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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Veterinary medicine
General Veterinary Potential risk animal diseases Carnivora Zoology BABESIA MICROTI Biology Ribosomal RNA biology.organism_classification Babesia microti Polymerase Chain Reaction 18S ribosomal RNA Japan Babesiosis parasitic diseases Babesia Splenomegaly RNA Ribosomal 18S Parasite hosting Animals Nested polymerase chain reaction DNA Primers |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of veterinary medical science. 67(8) |
| ISSN: | 0916-7250 |
| Popis: | Raccoons (Procyon lotor), which have recently become feral in Japan, were examined for the presence of Babesia microti-like parasites. Out of 372 raccoons captured in the west-central part of Hokkaido, 24 animals with splenomegaly were selected and tested by nested PCR targeting the babesial 18S rRNA gene. B. microti-like parasites were detected in two of the 24 individuals, and their DNA sequences were identical to that of the B. microti-like parasite reported from raccoons in the United States, suggesting that the parasites were probably imported into Japan and that the life cycle of the parasite has already been established in the country. The potential risk of this B. microti-like parasite spreading among dogs and foxes in Japan will need to be carefully monitored, as parasitization by phylogenetically very close parasites has been reported from such animals. |
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