Publications by authors named "Yuki Iwatake"
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- Piroplasmas, like Babesia and Theileria, are protozoan parasites transmitted by ticks to warm-blooded animals, with some species capable of causing zoonotic infections in humans.
- This study collected wild rodents and ticks near Gifu City, Japan, from 2021 to 2023, using a technique called nested-PCR to identify specific piroplasma gene sequences.
- Results showed that B. microti was present in field mice, and related piroplasmas potentially harmful to humans were also found in ticks, indicating the distribution of these pathogens in the area.
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- The study focuses on Toxoplasma gondii type I strains, which are highly lethal to laboratory mice, and questions whether resistant rodent populations can exist in the wild.
- Researchers hypothesized that wild mice in various global regions, particularly in Japan, could harbor type I strains without showing symptoms.
- Genetic analysis of mice from Gifu and Okinawa Prefectures revealed diverse Irgb2 gene sequences, indicating that resistant mouse populations may be present in Japan, alongside known resistant populations in South Asia.
Mesocestoides vogae is a cestode of the order Cyclophyllidea, and its second intermediate hosts are mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. The parasite forms a tetrathyridium in the second intermediate host and multiplies asexually, sometimes to the point of filling the host's abdominal cavity. Proliferated tetrathyridium may cause lethal conditions in the host.
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