title: Serological survey of Rickettsia japonica infection in dogs and cats in Japan.
abstract: Antibodies against Rickettsia japonica in 20 of 1,207 dogs and 5 of 584 cats in Japan were detected using immunofluorescence. Some antibody-positive animals were detected in Niigata and Kagawa Prefectures, areas in which Japanese spotted fever in human patients has never been identified. Some animals were positive for antibodies against other new Rickettsia species.
authors.affiliation: Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro 080-8555, Japan.
authors.forename: Masae
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabuchi
authors.lastname: Jilintai
authors.forename: Yoshimi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Naomi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Inokuma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002415:Cats; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000276:immunology*; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial