Giuseppe
Emeritus
Avian Influenza Virus Infection, Japan | CDC EID
[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, full text: <cite cite="http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/4/714.htm">Avian Influenza Virus Infection, Japan | CDC EID</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Volume 17, Number 4?April 2011
Dispatch
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection in Feral Raccoons, Japan
Taisuke Horimoto, Ken Maeda, Shin Murakami, Maki Kiso, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Mariko Sashika, Toshihiro Ito, Kazuo Suzuki, Mayumi Yokoyama, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Author affiliations: University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (T. Horimoto, S. Murakami, M. Kiso, K. Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Y. Kawaoka); Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (K. Maeda); Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan (M. Sashika); Tottori University, Tottori, Japan (T. Ito); Hikiiwa Park Center, Wakayama, Japan (K. Suzuki); and Wildlife Management Research Center, Hyogo, Japan (M. Yokoyama)
Although raccoons (Procyon lotor) are susceptible to influenza viruses, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in these animals has not been reported. We performed a serosurvey of apparently healthy feral raccoons in Japan and found specific antibodies to subtype H5N1 viruses. Feral raccoons may pose a risk to farms and public health.
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[Source: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal, full text: <cite cite="http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/17/4/714.htm">Avian Influenza Virus Infection, Japan | CDC EID</cite>. Abstract, edited.]
Volume 17, Number 4?April 2011
Dispatch
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus Infection in Feral Raccoons, Japan
Taisuke Horimoto, Ken Maeda, Shin Murakami, Maki Kiso, Kiyoko Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Mariko Sashika, Toshihiro Ito, Kazuo Suzuki, Mayumi Yokoyama, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka
Author affiliations: University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (T. Horimoto, S. Murakami, M. Kiso, K. Iwatsuki-Horimoto, Y. Kawaoka); Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Japan (K. Maeda); Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido, Japan (M. Sashika); Tottori University, Tottori, Japan (T. Ito); Hikiiwa Park Center, Wakayama, Japan (K. Suzuki); and Wildlife Management Research Center, Hyogo, Japan (M. Yokoyama)
Although raccoons (Procyon lotor) are susceptible to influenza viruses, highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1) infection in these animals has not been reported. We performed a serosurvey of apparently healthy feral raccoons in Japan and found specific antibodies to subtype H5N1 viruses. Feral raccoons may pose a risk to farms and public health.
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