Seroepidemiologic Studies on Babesia caballi and Babesia equi Infections in Japan.
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- IKADAI Hiromi
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- NAGAI Akiko
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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- XUAN Xuenan
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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- IGARASHI Ikuo
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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- KAMIO Tsugihiko
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine National Institute of Animal Health
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- TSUJI Naotoshi
- National Institute of Animal Health
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- OYAMADA Takashi
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- SUZUKI Naoyoshi
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Parasitology, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Kitasato University
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- FUJISAKI Kozo
- National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
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Abstract
Antibodies to Babesia caballi and Babesia equi were examined on a total of 2,019 horse serum samples that had been collected in 1971-1973 by the National Institute of Animal Health by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using recombinant proteins and by Western-blot analysis. Based on the criterion for positivity by ELISA, 5.4% (109/ 2,019) and 2.2% (44/ 2,019) had antibodies against B. caballi and B. equi, respectively. The ELISA-positive sera were further examined by Western blot; 30/ 109 for B. caballi and 2/ 44 for B. equi were positive for native B. caballi or B. equi, but none of them was seropositive for both infections. Based on the results of this study, further investigations should be required to survey horses that have arrived in Japan relatively recently and tick vectors of equine Babesia using ELISA with some recombinant protein, a parasite detection method in an in vitro culture of equine Babesia, and PCR testing.
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 64 (4), 325-328, 2002
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
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- CRID
- 1390001206425645696
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- NII Article ID
- 110003920850
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- NII Book ID
- AA10796138
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- COI
- 1:STN:280:DC%2BD383ntlKqtQ%3D%3D
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- ISSN
- 13477439
- 09167250
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- NDL BIB ID
- 6151565
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- PubMed
- 12014577
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- Text Lang
- en
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