Archives of virology 163(10) 2817-2821 2018年10月 [査読有り]
In 2014, an outbreak of Getah virus (GETV) infection occurred in Japan in a horse population that was inoculated with a vaccine against GETV. In this study, we investigated the seroprevalence of GETV infection among wild boars in Japan. Interestin...
JOURNAL OF VIROLOGICAL METHODS 238 56-61 2016年12月 [査読有り]
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E, a food-and water-borne disease. In developed countries, consumption of meats from pigs, wild boars and deer is a major source of infection. Although HEV and HEV-related viruses have be...
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES 51(1) 69-78 2015年1月 [査読有り]
Similar to wild mammals on the continents, mange caused by the mange mite, Sarcoptes scabiei (Acari: Sarcoptidae) is spreading in wild mammals in most of Japan. We collected crusted or alopetic skin from 120 raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides ...