Epidemiological Study of Tsutsugamushi Disease in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

An epidemiological investigation into Tsutsugamushi disease in Shimane Prefecture was conducted using human clinical samples and rodent samples. A serological examination reveals Orientia tsutsugamushi serotype Karp as the dominant infectious serotype in patients. From sequence typing of Orientia ts...

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Published inJournal of the Japan Veterinary Medical Association Vol. 65; no. 7; pp. 535 - 541
Main Authors TABARA, Kenji, KAWABATA, Hiroki, ANDO, Shuji, ARAI, Satoru, ITAGAKI, Asao, WATANABE, Haruo
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
English
Published Japan Veterinary Medical Association 20.07.2012
Subjects
Japanese Gilliam(JG)
Japanese Karp type 2(JP-2)
Orientia tsutsugamushi
Serotype
Yeo-joo
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Summary:An epidemiological investigation into Tsutsugamushi disease in Shimane Prefecture was conducted using human clinical samples and rodent samples. A serological examination reveals Orientia tsutsugamushi serotype Karp as the dominant infectious serotype in patients. From sequence typing of Orientia tsutsugamushi, Orientia tsutsugamushi Japanese Karp type 2 (JP-2), Japanese Gilliam (JG), and Yeo-joo reported in Korea were detected from clinical specimens. As both JP-2 and JG types of Orientia tsutsugamushi have been observed in Apodemus speciosus in Shimane Prefecture, it is likely that Apodemus speciosus is the reservoir of these pathogenic Orientia tsutsugamushi in the natural environment.
ISSN:0446-6454
2186-0211
DOI:10.12935/jvma.65.535