Authors
Hisashi Inokuma, Nobutaka Seino, Masatsugu Suzuki, Koichi Kaji, Hiroshi Takahashi, Hiromasa Igota, Satoshi Inoue
Publication date
2008/1
Journal
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Volume
44
Issue
1
Pages
164-167
Publisher
Wildlife Disease Association
Description
Partial nucleotide sequences of the citrate synthase and 17-kDa genes of Rickettsia helvetica were detected from peripheral blood samples of Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Hokkaido, Japan. Results suggest the presence of a rickettsiemia associated with R. helvetica. This is the first evidence of R. helvetica infection in Sika deer and indicates that this species may represent a potential reservoir host of R. helvetica in Japan.
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