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New zoonotic cases of Onchocerca dewittei japonica (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in Honshu, Japan

Uni S 1 , Fukuda M 2 , Otsuka Y 3 , Hiramatsu N 4 , Yokobayashi K 5 , Takahashi H 6 Show all authors , Murata S 7 , Kusatake K 8 , Morita E 9 , Maruyama H 10 , Hasegawa H 11 , Shiwaku K 12 , Ramli R 13 , Azirun MS 14 , Takaoka H 15

Affiliations 

  • 1 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 2 Research Promotion Institute, Oita University, Oita, 879-5593, Japan. [email protected]
  • 3 Research Center for the Pacific Islands, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, 890-8580, Japan. [email protected]
  • 4 Hiramatsu Orthopedic Clinic, Hiroshima, 730-0016, Japan. [email protected]
  • 5 Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. [email protected]
  • 6 Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. [email protected]
  • 7 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan. [email protected]
  • 8 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan. [email protected]
  • 9 Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan. [email protected]
  • 10 Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, 889-1692, Japan. [email protected]
  • 11 Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Oita University, Oita, 879-5593, Japan. [email protected]
  • 12 Department of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane, 693-8501, Japan. [email protected]
  • 13 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 14 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
  • 15 Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [email protected]
Parasit Vectors, 2015;8:59.
PMID: 25623081 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0655-2

Abstract

Zoonotic infections with Onchocerca species are uncommon, and to date only 25 clinical cases have been reported worldwide. In Japan, five previous zoonotic infections were concentrated in Oita, Kyushu (the southern island), with one previous case in Hiroshima in the western part of Honshu (the main island). The causative agent in Japan was identified as Onchocerca dewittei japonica Uni, Bain & Takaoka, 2001 from Japanese wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax Temminck, 1842). Here we report two infections caused by a female and male O. dewittei japonica, respectively, among residents of Hiroshima and Shimane Prefectures in the western part of Honshu.

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