Babesia microti-like parasites detected in feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) captured in Hokkaido, Japan
Babesia microti-like parasites detected in feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) captured in Hokkaido, Japan
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DOI：
10.1292/jvms.67.825
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发表时间：
2005-08-01
影响因子：
1.2
通讯作者：
Ishihara, C
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作者：
Kawabuchi, T;Tsuji, M;Ishihara, C
浣熊（Procyon lotor），最近在日本成为野生动物，进行了检查的存在下，Bababellus microti-like寄生虫。在北海道中西部捕获的372只浣熊中，选择了24只脾肿大的动物，并通过巢式PCR检测巴贝斯虫18 S rRNA基因。B。在24个个体中的两个中检测到微小体样寄生虫，其DNA序列与B的相同。在美国的浣熊身上发现了类似microti的寄生虫，这表明寄生虫很可能是进口到日本的，而且日本已经确定了寄生虫的生命周期。这个B的潜在风险。在日本，需要仔细监测在狗和狐狸中传播的类似小孢子虫的寄生虫，因为据报道，在这些动物中寄生了遗传学上非常接近的寄生虫。
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.