Serological survey of Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in cats in Japan
2016
Tsukada, R. (Kitasato University, Towada, Aomori (Japan). School of Veterinary Medicine, Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology) | Osaka, Y. | Takano, T. | Sasaki, M. | Inose, M. | Ikadai, H.
Antibodies to Encephalitozoon cuniculi (E. cuniculi) were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using E. cuniculi PTP2 recombinant protein from serum samples that had been collected from a total of 295 cats in Japan. Of these samples, 6.1% (18/295) had antibodies against E. cuniculi, which included 6.3% (6/96) of the male cats and 6.0% (12/199) of the female cats. The incidence was slightly higher in feral cats (8.3%, 11/132) compared to domesticated cats (4.3%, 7/163). This suggests the possibility that the cats of our country have become a reservoir of E. cuniculi. This study is the first to demonstrate the prevalence of E. cuniculi infection in cats in Japan.
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