著者

猪又 明日香 青木 順子 木村 有紀 昆 美也子 紫竹 美和子

出版者

獣医疫学会

雑誌

獣医疫学雑誌 (ISSN:13432583)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.23, no.2, pp.104-110, 2019-12-20 (Released:2020-07-01)

参考文献数

23

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This study aimed to investigate the recent prevalence of intestinal parasites and enteric bacterial pathogen (diarrheagenic Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp., Yersinia sp., Campylobacter sp.) in companion animals in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. From May to December each of 2015 and 2016, fecal samples were collected from 136 dogs and 176 cats in Niigata public animal shelters and were examined parasitologically and bacteriologically in Niigata prefectural institute of public health and environmental sciences. Overall, the prevalence of intestinal parasites in dogs and cats were 3.7% and 42.0%, and of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli were 19.1% and 15.3%, respectively. In dogs, Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (2.9%), Pharyngostomum cordatum (0.7%), and Cytoisospora canis (0.7%) were detected of intestinal parasites. Eae positive E.coli (10.3%), astA positive E.coli (8.1%), Campylobacter sp. (1.5%), eae-astA positive E.coli (0.7%), and eae-astA-bfpA positive E.coli (0.7%) were detected of enteric bacterial pathogen. However, in cats, Toxocara cati was the most prevalent parasite species (31.3%), followed by S.erinaceieuropaei (10.2%), C.felis (6.3%), and Ancylostoma tubaeforme (5.7%). Eae positive E.coli (11.4%), astA positive E.coli (4.5%), eae-bfpA positive E.coli (1.1%), and eae-astA positive E.coli (0.6%) were detected of bacteria. Epidemiologically, it is suggested that parasitic infection is related to the condition of animals, such as captured, bred outdoors, and bred in large-scale. Although some Escherichia coli strains with virulence gene were isolated, these strains were possibly indigenous bacterium in dogs and cats. These data will be useful resources for the dissemination and awareness raising of public health about keeping animals. This study also suggests that research about zoonotic pathogens in shelter animals, sharing the role between shelters and laboratory, as for the former, specimen collection, the latter are examination, will be a useful model for surveillance of zoonotic diseases.

著者

川瀬 雅雄 吉岡 丹 細谷 美佳子 紫竹 美和子

出版者

日本食品微生物学会

雑誌

日本食品微生物学会雑誌 (ISSN:13408267)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.32, no.1, pp.48-53, 2015-03-31 (Released:2015-09-10)

参考文献数

9

被引用文献数

2

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Even after Kudoa septempunctata parasitic in Olive flounder was found as a cause of food poisoning, similar cases of unknown cause were still taking place. Juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna (JPBT, hereafter) is often presented in those cases and it is suspected that K. hexapunctata parasitic in JPBT would be pathogenic for humans. We attempted to detect K. hexapunctata from JPBT leftover and patients' feces in 4 cases in Niigata prefecture from 2011 to 2014. In addition, we also investigated excretion of K. hexapunctata into the feces after intake of JPBT on a trial basis. The 4 cases occurred during summer from July to September. K. hexapunctata was detected from JPBT leftover and patients' feces; therefore, it was estimated that K. hexapunctata could be parasitic in JPBT eaten in all those cases. Furthermore, we also found that JPBT and Olive flounder were eaten together in 2 cases, but K. septempunctata was not detected from patients' feces. The detection rate of K. hexapunctata from patients' feces was 86% for feces collected within 3 days after meal, but it was lowered 25% for feces collected after 1 week. The quantity of K. hexapunctata excreted into feces after intake of JPBT on a trial basis tended to be declining with time, and then K. hexapunctata was detected in feces up to approximately 3 days after intake of JPBT. From those results, a fecal examination would be important as collecting feces after meal or during an early stage, and feces collected within 3 days after meal could be appropriate for the examination. Cases in relation to JPBT are similar to those of food poisoning caused by K. septempunctata and it is suspected that K. hexapunctata might be the cause. For K. hexapunctata, it would be necessary to accumulate and examine the case data while clarifying its pathogenicity.