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2015•Japanese Journal of Infectious DiseasesOpen access

Survey of Francisella tularensis in Wild Animals in Japan in Areas Where Tularemia is Endemic

Akitoyo Hotta, Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Osamu Fujita, Junji Shindo, Chu-Ho Park, Noboru Kudo, Hitoshi Hatai, Toshifumi OYAMADA, Yoshie Yamamoto, Ai Takano, Hiroki Kawabata, Neekun Sharma, Akihiko Uda, Akio Yamada, Shigeru Morikawa

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Samples taken from 428 wild animals and 126 ticks, collected from a tularemia-endemic area in Japan between 2005 and 2013, were analyzed for the presence of Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis was isolated from a Japanese hare carcass whereas the samples from live animals and ticks were negative for F. tularensis by real-time PCR. Our results suggest that F. tularensis is still present in Japan although its prevalence is considerably low even in areas where tularemia is endemic.

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Samples taken from 428 wild animals and 126 ticks, collected from a tularemia-endemic area in Japan between 2005 and 2013, were analyzed for the presence of Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis was isolated from a Japanese hare carcass whereas the samples from live animals and ticks were negative for F. tularensis by real-time PCR. Our results suggest that F. tularensis is still present in Japan although its prevalence is considerably low even in areas where tularemia is endemic.

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Samples taken from 428 wild animals and 126 ticks, collected from a tularemia-endemic area in Japan between 2005 and 2013, were analyzed for the presence of Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis was isolated from a Japanese hare carcass whereas the samples from live animals and ticks were negative for F. tularensis by real-time PCR. Our results suggest that F. tularensis is still present in Japan although its prevalence is considerably low even in areas where tularemia is endemic.

Key concepts: Francisella tularensis, Tularemia, Biology, Zoonotic disease, Veterinary medicine, Francisella, Virology, Medicine

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