Detection of Antibodies against Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Raccoons, Raccoon Dogs and Wild Boars in Japan

• Published in: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science Vol. 71; no. 8; pp. 1035 - 1039
• Main Authors: OHNO, Yoshito, SATO, Hiroshi, SUZUKI, Kazuo, YOKOYAMA, Mayumi, UNI, Shigehiko, SHIBASAKI, Takahiro, SASHIKA, Mariko, INOKUMA, Hisashi, KAI, Kazushige, MAEDA, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE 01.08.2009; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Animals; Animals, Wild - immunology; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Cercopithecus aethiops; Culicidae - virology; Encephalitis Virus, Japanese - immunology; Encephalitis, Japanese - epidemiology; Encephalitis, Japanese - immunology; Encephalitis, Japanese - veterinary; Humans; Japan; Japanese encephalitis virus; Neutralization Tests; Nyctereutes procyonoides; Procyon lotor; raccoon; raccoon dog; Raccoon Dogs - immunology; Raccoons - immunology; Sus scrofa; Swine - immunology; Vero Cells; wild boar; Japan

Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) infects numerous animal species including humans, horses and pigs. In this study, antibodies against JEV in feral raccoons (Procyon lotor), wild boars (Sus scrofa) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) in Japan were examined. The results showed that 40.7% (22...