High Susceptibility of Djungarian Hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) to the Infection with Babesia microti Supported by Hemodynamics
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- IKE Kazunori
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- KOMATSU Tetsuya
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- MURAKAMI Takashi
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- KATO Yousuke
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- TAKAHASHI Miwa
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- UCHIDA Yuko
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- IMAI Soichi
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
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- 血液動態で裏打ちされるBabesia microtiに対するジャンガリアンハムスター(Phodopus sungorus)の高感受性
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Abstract
As the comparative study was carried out on the susceptibility by the pursuit of parasitemia among the Djungarian, Syrian, and Chinese hamsters as well as BALB/c mice infected with the Syrian hamster-adapted Babesia microti strain, and Djungarian hamsters showed the highest parasitemia among them. Then, the other hematological parameters were pursued in the Djungarian hamsters infected with the hamster-adapted B. microti strain. Remarkable symptoms observed were hemoglobinuria clinically, anemia hematologically, and splenomegaly macroscopically during all over the observation period for 24 weeks post infection (PI). Parasitemia began to rise at 2 weeks and peaked at 4 weeks PI. After that, parasitemia decreased gradually but was maintained with a level of about 10% on average until 24 weeks PI at the end of the experiment. A decrease in the RBC count, Hb, and PCV, and an increase in the reticulocyte and WBC counts due to the development of immature neutrophils, lymphocytes and monocytes were recognized together with a rise of parasitemia. The hamsters had macrocytic hypochromic anemia due to the increase of MCV and the decrease of MCHC in the growth phase of the parasite. It was considered that the Djungarian hamsters will be useful for the infection examination, isolation, maintenance, and passage of B. microti in laboratory.<br>
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 67 (5), 515-520, 2005
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
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- CRID
- 1390001206425532032
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- NII Article ID
- 110003963761
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- NII Book ID
- AA10796138
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- ISSN
- 13477439
- 09167250
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- NDL BIB ID
- 7372154
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- PubMed
- 15942137
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- Text Lang
- en
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