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First Records of Tick‐Borne Pathogens, Borrelia , and Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae in Okinawajima Island, Japan
Author(s) -
Takada Nobuhiro,
Fujita Hiromi,
Yano Yasuhiro,
Ishiguro Fubito,
Iwasaki Hiromichi,
Masuzawa Toshiyuki
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
microbiology and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.664
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1348-0421
pISSN - 0385-5600
DOI - 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2001.tb01285.x
Subject(s) - spotted fever , biology , borrelia , tick , tick borne disease , rocky mountain spotted fever , lyme disease , rickettsia , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , borrelia burgdorferi , immunology , virus , antibody
In early April 2000, tick‐borne pathogens were surveyed in the northern area of Okinawajima Island, Okinawa Prefecture, which is the southernmost area of Japan. Borrelia valaisiana , a Lyme disease spirochete, was isolated from a field mouse Mus calori , and unidentified rickettsiae of the spotted fever group were isolated from all stages of Amblyomma testudinarium . These are the first reports of these pathogens on Okinawajima Island.