Seroepidemiological Survey on Feline Toxoplasmosis in Saitama Prefecture

Existence of reassortant A (H1N2) swine influenza viruses in Saitama Prefecture, Japan

During two winter seasons between 1999 and 2001, seven strains of influenza virus were isolated from healthy pigs in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. All isolates were identified as A (H1N2) reassortant viruses. Genetic and phylogenetic analyses indicated that they had classical swine-like hemagglutinin (HA) and internal genes, and relatively early human-like neuraminidase (NA) gene. The HA and NA ge...

The first reported case of a dog infected with Echinococcus multilocularis in Saitama prefecture, Japan.

A feline model of ocular toxoplasmosis.

UNLABELLED PURPOSE. This study was performed to characterize the clinical, serologic, histopathologic, and immunohistochemical features of an experimental model of ocular toxoplasmosis in cats. METHODS Seven specific pathogen-free cats were inoculated in the right carotid artery with 5 x 10(3) tachyzoites of the ME49 strain of Toxoplasma gondii. Control cats received heat-killed tachyzoites. ...

Seroepidemiological Survey of Human Hydatidosis in Western Part of Iran

A Serological Survey on Toxoplasmosis in Cattle, Sheep and Goats in Iran