First incidence of multilocular echinococcosis in a race horse in Japan.
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.
Kaji
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Department of Veterinary Pathology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Taniyama
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Matsukawa
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Okada
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Tsunoda
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Tagami
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M
Akita
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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