Detection of Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ticks from Dogs and Cats in the Yamagata Prefecture of Japan in 2018

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 74; no. 2; pp. 122 - 128
• Main Authors: Seto, Junji, Tanaka, Shizuka, Kawabata, Hiroki, Ito, Yasuki, Ikeda, Tatsuya, Mizuta, Katsumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 31.03.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Animals; Arachnids; Borrelia miyamotoi; Cats; companion animal; Dogs; Encephalitis; Fever; Ixodes ovatus; Lyme disease; Parasitic diseases; Pathogens; Relapsing fever; Richettsia helvetica; Rickettsia monacensis; Rickettsiosis; Tick-borne diseases; Tick-borne encephalitis; Ticks; Vector-borne diseases; Viruses; Japan; Richettsia helvetica; companion animal; Rickettsia monacensis; Borrelia miyamotoi; Ixodes ovatus

Companion animals can become infected with tick-borne diseases (TBDs) becoming a reservoir for human transfer, thereby damaging human health. To evaluate whether companion animals are infested with ticks harboring human TBD pathogens, we detected TBD pathogens in ticks collected from dogs and cats b...