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Serological survey of parapoxvirus infection in wild ruminants in Japan in 1996–9

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2001

Y. INOSHIMA ,
Y. YAMAMOTO ,
T. TAKAHASHI ,
M. SHINO ,
A. KATSUMI ,
S. SHIMIZU  and
H. SENTSUI
Y. INOSHIMA
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
Y. YAMAMOTO
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan Chubu Livestock Hygiene Service Station, 671-5 Kagawa, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi 754-0897, Japan
T. TAKAHASHI
Affiliation:
Section of Agricultural Production, Department of Bioproduction, Yamagata University, 1-23 Wakabamachi, Tsuruoka, Yamagata 997-8555, Japan
M. SHINO
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 229-8501, Japan
A. KATSUMI
Affiliation:
Yamagata-ken Agricultural Co-op, Animal Husbandry Research Center, 1030-1 Funamachi, Yamagata 990-0894, Japan
S. SHIMIZU
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
H. SENTSUI
Affiliation:
National Institute of Animal Health, 3-1-1 Kannondai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0856, Japan
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The prevalence of parapoxvirus infection was examined in free-ranging wild ruminants in Japan, Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus) and Japanese deer (Cervus nippon centralis), in 1996–9. We collected a total of 151 serum samples from 101 Japanese serows and 50 Japanese deer and tested for antibodies against parapoxvirus by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and an agar gel immunodiffusion test. Overall seroprevalences among Japanese serows were 5/25 (20·0%) in 1996, 4/14 (28·6%) in 1997, 5/32 (15·6%) in 1998 and 2/30 (6·7%) in 1999, respectively. The seroprevalence increased with age but was not affected by sex. No antibodies were detected from any of 50 serum samples taken from Japanese deer. Our results in this study suggest that parapoxvirus infection is widespread among the population of Japanese serows, however, Japanese deer appear to be still free of the disease.

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Short Paper
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 126 , Issue 1 , February 2001 , pp. 153 - 156
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© 2001 Cambridge University Press