Leptospirosis in Squirrels Imported from United States to Japan

Masuzawa, Toshiyuki; Okamoto, Yoshihiro; Une, Yumi; Takeuchi, Takahiro; Tsukagoshi, Keiko; Koizumi, Nobuo; Kawabata, Hiroki; Ohta, Shuji; Yoshikawa, Yasuhiro

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Leptospirosis in Squirrels Imported from United States to Japan

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Jul 2006
By Masuzawa, Toshiyuki ; Okamoto, Yoshihiro ; Une, Yumi ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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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
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 12(7):1153-1155.
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Journal Article
Place as Subject:

United States
Location:

North America
Volume:

12
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:265ad8a9ff91118903f1fe5d1729eaecaaeb4d3e484f8fc95095ce8f5c942039
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