| Literature DB >> 21060247 |
Kentaro Yoshii1, Keita Mottate, Yuki Omori-Urabe, Yumiko Chiba, Takahiro Seto, Takahiro Sanada, Junko Maeda, Mayumi Obara, Shuji Ando, Naoto Ito, Makoto Sugiyama, Hiroshi Sato, Hiroshi Fukushima, Hiroaki Kariwa, Ikuo Takashima.
Abstract
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is a zoonotic agent causing severe encephalitis in humans. Rodent species that are potential hosts for TBEV are widely distributed in various regions in Japan. In this study, we carried out large-scale epizootiological surveys in rodents from various areas of Japan. A total of 931 rodent and insectivore sera were collected from field surveys. Rodents seropositive for TBEV were found in Shimane Prefecture in Honshu and in several areas of Hokkaido Prefecture. These results emphasize the need for further epizootiological and epidemiological research of TBEV and preventive measures for emerging tick-borne encephalitis in Japan.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21060247 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.10-0350
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Vet Med Sci ISSN: 0916-7250 Impact factor: 1.267