Morita C, Katsuyama J, Yanase T, Ueno H, Muramatsu Y, Hohdatsu T, Koyama H
Department of Veterinary Public Health, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Hokkaido, Japan.
Microbiol Immunol. 1994;38(12):1001-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.1994.tb02159.x.
Cats are assumed to be one of the most important reservoirs of causative agent of human Q fever especially in urban areas. There is no evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in cats in Japan prior to this. Sera from 100 cats, collected in various parts of Japan, were examined for antibody against C. burnetii. Sixteen out of the 100 samples contained antibodies against C. burnetii. The prevalence of the antibody decreased from the northeastern to the southwestern part of Japan. A high prevalence of the antibodies was observed in sera from cats of more than four years of age. It is difficult to deny that cats would be one of the important sources of human Q fever in Japan.
猫被认为是人类Q热病原体的最重要宿主之一，尤其是在城市地区。在此之前，日本没有猫感染伯氏考克斯体的证据。对从日本各地收集的100只猫的血清进行了检测，以检测其抗伯氏考克斯体抗体。100个样本中有16个含有抗伯氏考克斯体抗体。抗体的流行率从日本东北部到西南部呈下降趋势。在4岁以上猫的血清中观察到抗体的高流行率。很难否认猫会是日本人类Q热的重要来源之一。
