Prevalence of Pathogenic Agents in Dogs and Cats from Pet Shops in Tokyo

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  • YAMAZAKI Shoko
    Health and Safety Division, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • IWAMOTO Yuriko
    Health and Safety Division, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • KANAYA Kazuaki
    Animal Care and Consultation Center, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • HATAKEYAMA Kaoru
    Institute of Public Health, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • UEHARA Satomi
    Institute of Public Health, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
  • SUZUKI Jun
    Institute of Public Health, Bureau of Social Welfare and Public Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

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  • 東京都内のペットショップで飼育されている犬猫における動物由来感染症病原体保有状況調査
  • トウキョウ トナイ ノ ペットショップ デ シイク サレテ イル ケンネコ ニ オケル ドウブツ ユライ カンセンショウ ビョウゲンタイ ホユウ ジョウキョウ チョウサ

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<p>Pet shops commonly provide visitors with the opportunity to interact with the animals that are for sale. To assess the risk of zoonotic infection to humans, this study examined the prevalence of bacterial, parasitic and fungal agents in dogs and cats in pet shops in Tokyo. At 54 facilities, we collected 355 fecal and 361 hair coat samples from 364 dogs, and 111 fecal and 112 hair coat samples from 113 cats. Zoonotic agents were detected and included Campylobacter jejuni (5 canine samples), Giardia intestinalis Assemblage A (2 feline samples), enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (O119:NM) (2 feline samples), and Microsporum spp. (4 canine and 4 feline samples). Our study showed that it is important for pet shops to establish a proper quarantine on the premise that pathogens are brought into their facilities, and hygienic control to prevent cross-contamination.</p>

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