First Records of the Genera Eimeria and <i>Isospora</i> (Protozoa : Eimeriidae) obtained from feral raccoons (<i>Procyon lotor</i>) alien species in Japan and prevalence of serum antibodies to <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> among the raccoons

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  • MATOBA Yohei
    Raccoon Research Society & Wildlife Ecological Society:Department of Parasitology (Wildlife Zoology), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University
  • ASANO Makoto
    Laboratory of Wildlife Biology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
  • MASUBUCHI Hisako
    Raccoon Research Society & Wildlife Ecological Society
  • ASAKAWA Mitsuhiko
    Department of Parasitology (Wildlife Zoology), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University

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  • 外来種アライグマ(<i>Procyon lotor</i>)からのコクシジウム類<i>Eimeria</i>属および<i>Isospora</i>属の初確認とトキソプラズマ抗体の保有状況
  • 外来種アライグマ(Procyon lotor)からのコクシジウム類Eimeria属およびIsospora属の初確認とトキソプラズマ抗体の保有状況

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Coccidian oocysts were obtained from 13 of 260 feral raccoons (Procyon lotor) examined in Hokkadio, Japan. Among them, at least, Eimeria cf. procyonis and Isospora ohioensis were identified. These are first records of the genus Eimeria from feral raccoons alien species in Japan, and of I. ohioensis from the raccoon. Furthermore, prevalence of seropositive reactions to Toxoplasma gondii was studied by latex-agglutination test, and 13.5% to 15.0% of 248 raccoons were positive. The prevalence in Hokkaido is lower than one of North America.

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