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Rickettsial diseases and ectoparasites from military bases in Japan.
- Source :
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The Journal of parasitology [J Parasitol] 2015 Apr; Vol. 101 (2), pp. 150-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Dec 30. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- Ectoparasitic arthropods are often vectors of rickettsiosis. We conducted a survey of ectoparasites on U.S. military facilities throughout Japan with the use of specimens submitted by pest control, public health, and veterinary personnel. Over 1,600 individual ectoparasites were collected. Fifteen species were identified, including several significant vectors of human diseases such as scrub typhus and rickettsial spotted fevers. These ectoparasites included Ctenocephalides felis , Haemaphysalis longicornis, Ixodes persulcatus , Leptotrombidium fuji, Leptotrombidium pallidum, and Rhipicephalus sanguineus . Rickettsial agents were detected by PCR and DNA sequencing. These included Bartonella henselae , Bartonella japonica, a novel Bartonella, Coxiella burnetii , an unnamed Coxiella, Ehrlichia canis , Orientia tsutsugamushi , Rickettsia typhi , and "Rickettsia Rf2125"/"Rickettsia cf1and5".
- Subjects :
- Animals
Bartonella classification
Bartonella genetics
Bartonella isolation & purification
Coxiella classification
Coxiella genetics
Coxiella isolation & purification
DNA, Bacterial chemistry
DNA, Bacterial isolation & purification
Ehrlichia classification
Ehrlichia genetics
Ehrlichia isolation & purification
Humans
Japan epidemiology
Orientia tsutsugamushi classification
Orientia tsutsugamushi genetics
Orientia tsutsugamushi isolation & purification
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Rickettsiaceae Infections epidemiology
United States
Ectoparasitic Infestations epidemiology
Military Facilities
Rickettsiaceae Infections transmission
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1937-2345
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of parasitology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 25548900
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1645/14-662.1