Partial nucleotide sequences of the citrate synthase and 17-kDa genes of Rickettsia helvetica were detected from peripheral blood samples of Sika deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Hokkaido, Japan. Results suggest the presence of a rickettsiemia associated with R. helvetica. This is the first evidence of R. helvetica infection in Sika deer and indicates that this species may represent a potential reservoir host of R. helvetica in Japan.
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1 January 2008
Detection of Rickettsia helvetica DNA from Peripheral Blood of Sika Deer (Cervus nippon yesoensis) in Japan
Hisashi Inokuma,
Nobutaka Seino,
Masatsugu Suzuki,
Koichi Kaji,
Hiroshi Takahashi,
Hiromasa Igota,
Satoshi Inoue

Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
Vol. 44 • No. 1
January 2008
Cervus nippon yesoensis
Japan
reservoir
Rickettsia helvetica
sika deer