Isolation of the Thogoto virus from a Haemaphysalis longicornis in Kyoto City, Japan

• Yoshii, Kentaro

• Okamoto, Natsumi

• Nakao, Ryo

• Hofstetter, Robert Klaus

• Yabu, Tomoko

• Masumoto, Hiroki

• Someya, Azusa

• Kariwa, Hiroaki

• Maeda, Akihiko

抄録

Ticks transmit viruses responsible for severe emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, some of which have a significant impact on public health. In Japan, little is known about the distribution of tick-borne viruses. In this study, we collected and tested ticks to investigate the distribution of tick-borne arboviruses in Kyoto, Japan, and isolated the first Thogoto virus (THOV) to our knowledge from Haemaphysalis longicomis in far-eastern Asia. The Japanese isolate was genetically distinct from a cluster of other isolates from Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Various cell lines derived from mammals and ticks were susceptible to the isolate, but it was not pathogenic in mice. These results advance understanding of the distribution and ecology of THOV.

収録刊行物

• Journal of General Virology

  Journal of General Virology 96 (8), 2099-2103, 2015-08

  Society for General Microbiology

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050001202675091072
• NII論文ID: 120005820712
• NII書誌ID: AA00698722
• ISSN: 14652099
• ISSN: 00221317
• HANDLE: 2115/62591
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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