Borna disease virus in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan

Hagiwara, K.; Matoba, Y.; Asakawa, M.

Borna disease virus in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan

2009

Hagiwara, K.(Rakuno Gakuen Univ., Ebetsu, Hokkaido (Japan)) | Matoba, Y. | Asakawa, M.

We have examined the seroprevalence of BDV in wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Hokkaido, Japan. Serum samples from raccoons were examined using ELISA and Western blot assays to detect the presence of serum antibodies that react specifically to BDV antigens. Among 549 investigated individuals, eleven (2.0%) showed a positive reaction to BDV antigens. Brain tissue samples from five individuals were subjected to RT-PCR, which detected BDV sequences in three of them. Sequence analysis revealed a high degree of genetic conservation between BDV sequences derived from raccoons and previously published sequences derived from other animal species.

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antibodies anticorps anticuerpos borna disease virus epidemiologia epidemiologie epidemiology japan japon mapache nucleotide sequence raccoons raton laveur virus enfermedad de borna virus maladie de borna

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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (Japan)

Volume 71 Issue 8 ISSN 0916-7250

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pp. 1009-1015

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Secuencia nucleotidica; Sequence nucleotidique

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English

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3 tab. 2 fig. 20 ref.

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Borna disease virus in raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Japan

2009

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