title: Survey of Coxiella burnetii in ticks collected from dogs in Japan.
abstract: For a survey of Coxiella burnetii, the Q fever agent, ticks infesting companion dogs were collected in Aomori, Tochigi, Gifu and Okinawa Prefectures, Japan. A total of 261 ticks were collected, and their species were identified morphologically. Five tick species were identified: Ixodes ovatus, Haemaphysalis concinna, H. flava, H. longicornis and Rhipicephalus sanguineus. Total DNA was extracted from them individually followed by real-time PCR to detect a C. burnetii-specific gene. The results of real-time PCR were all negative, which might suggest a low risk of C. burnetii infection via these ticks and their hosts in urban residential areas in Japan.
authors.affiliation: Division of Animal Life Science, Institute of Symbiotic Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
authors.forename: Masako
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: Ryoko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Andoh
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Teramoto
authors.forename: Tomoyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komiya
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneshima
authors.forename: Ai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takano
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hayashidani
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ando
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000235:genetics*; D004285:Dogs / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D057805:Pets / Q000469:parasitology*; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology*; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity; D013987:Ticks / Q000382:microbiology*