Leptospirosis in Squirrels Imported from United States to Japan

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Masuzawa, Toshiyuki ; Okamoto, Yoshihiro ; Une, Yumi ; Takeuchi, Takahiro ; Tsukagoshi, Keiko ; Koizumi, Nobuo ; Kawabata, Hiroki ; Ohta, Shuji ; Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro ; Masuzawa, Toshiyuki ; Okamoto, Yoshihiro ; Une, Yumi ; Takeuchi, Takahiro ; Tsukagoshi, Keiko ; Koizumi, Nobuo ; Kawabata, Hiroki ; Ohta, Shuji ; Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro
• Description:
  We diagnosed leptospirosis in 2 patients exposed to southern flying squirrels imported from the United States to Japan. Patients worked with exotic animals in their company. Leptospira isolates from 1 patient and 5 of 10 squirrels at the company were genetically and serologically identical and were identified as Leptospira kirschneri.
• Subjects:
  Adult Amoxicillin Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents Dispatch Female Humans Japan Male Phylogeny Sciuridae Streptomycin

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1153-1155. ; Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1153-1155.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  7
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:265ad8a9ff91118903f1fe5d1729eaecaaeb4d3e484f8fc95095ce8f5c942039
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/16295/cdc_16295_DS1.pdf
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