title: First incidence of multilocular echinococcosis in a race horse in Japan.
abstract: Nodular hepatic lesions caused by larval Echinococcus multilocularis were found in a four-year-old female thoroughbred race horse born and raised in Hokkaido. Before detection of the infection, the infected animal was transported around Honshu for racing. The present disclosure of hydatidosis in a race horse raises concern over the potential danger of spreading the infection throughout Japan by horses possibly infected in Hokkaido.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsukawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsunoda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagami
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akita
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology