Molecular characterization of rotaviruses in a Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides) and a masked palm civet (Paguma larvata) in Japan

Antigenic detection of Canine rotavirus group A in diarrheic dogs in Ahvaz district, Southwestern Iran

“…In the present study, only one of the affected dogs (3.03 %) had hemorrhagic diarrhea and the infection was significantly higher in none-hemorrhagic diarrheic dogs (23.08 %). Abe et al (2010) reported the characterization of rotaviruses in a Japanese raccoon dog. Their findings showed that wild animals may constitute a potential zoonotic risk of rotaviruses.…”

Isolation and characterization of a novel type of rotavirus species A in sugar gliders (Petaurus breviceps)

“…Detection of RVA (Abe et al, 2010) and direct sequencing (Abe et al, 2009) were performed as described previously. Briefly, to detect the RVA VP4 gene, the cDNA was amplified by an outer PCR with the primers VP4-HeadF and VP4-1094R2 and by a semi-nested PCR with the primers VP4-HeadF and VP4-887R, which were designed in the conserved regions of the VP4 gene (Table S1 available in the online Supplementary Material) (Abe et al, 2009).…”

“…Briefly, to detect the RVA VP4 gene, the cDNA was amplified by an outer PCR with the primers VP4-HeadF and VP4-1094R2 and by a semi-nested PCR with the primers VP4-HeadF and VP4-887R, which were designed in the conserved regions of the VP4 gene (Table S1 available in the online Supplementary Material) (Abe et al, 2009). The VP7 gene was then partially amplified by nested or semi-nested PCR with the outer primer pair Beg9 (Gouvea et al, 1990) and VP7-W998-2 (Abe et al, 2010) and the inner primer pair VP7-up2-2 (Abe et al, 2011) andVP7-945R-3 (Abe et al, 2010) or the outer primer pair VP7_headF and VP7_932R and the inner primer pair VP7_headF and VP7_611R (Table S1). Outer PCR was performed with an initial denaturation step at 95 uC for 5 min, followed by 40 cycles of 95 uC for 45 s, 45 uC for 45 s, 68 uC for 1 min, and a final extension at 72 uC for 5 min.…”

“…RVA has also been detected in several wild and zoo animals (Baumeister et al, 1983;Coria-Galindo et al, 2009;Eugster et al, 1978;Evans, 1984;Everest et al, 2009Everest et al, , 2010Everest et al, , 2011Hamir et al, 1990;He et al, 2013;Kim et al, 2014;Linhares et al, 1986;Marcoppido et al, 2011;Tzipori et al, 1976), and it has been indicated that wild animals may be involved in the natural infection cycle of RVA and also represent a potential zoonotic risk (Abe et al, 2010;Esona et al, 2010;Okadera et al, 2013). Pets are considered to represent a higher potential zoonotic risk than wild animals since they share habitats with humans, thus providing a rationale to investigate the prevalence of RVA in pets to evaluate the risk of transmission of RVA from pets to humans.…”

Comments to ‘Potential Pathogens Reported in Species of the Family Viverridae and Their Implications for Human and Animal Health’

“…These additional organisms reported for Viverridae include the bacteria: Bacillus anthracis in Genetta sp. (Ikede et al., ) and Proteus mirabilis in Binturong ( Arctictus binturong ); the viruses: Influenza A H1N1 in Binturong (Schrenzel et al., ), a rotavirus in a Masked palm civet ( Paguma larvata ) (Abe et al., ) and Aleution mink parvovirus in Common genet (Fournier‐Chambrillon et al., ); the arthropod Lorisicola (Paradoxuroecus) genettae on Common genet (Pérez‐Jiménez et al., ); three new species of tick (all from previously reported genera) – Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Haemaphysalis aciculifer and Haemaphysalis parmat – from Large‐spotted civet ( G. tigrina ) (Punyua & Newson, ); and a nematode, Gnathostoma spinigerum , a pathogen included in our original review, isolated from Malayan civet ( Viverra tangalunga ) (Colon & Patton, ), but included here as it is the only published organism we have found for a linsang species, specifically the Banded linsang ( Prionodon linsang ) (Liat, ).…”