Survey on gibier meat of Nippon dear and boar caught in Tokushima prefecture in Japan in 2014 - 2015 regarding infection of E-type hepatitis virus, food poisoning pathogens and parasites is reported; the results shows that E-type hepatitis virus gene is detected from serum and liver in boars, food-...

Three cases of food poisoning after the consumption of raw deer meat occurred in Wakayama Prefecture on June 2, 2018. Sarcocystis truncata was detected in the raw deer meat, and we found that the agent expressed diarrhea-inducing 15 kDa protein similar to that of Sarcocystis fayeri. Among genus ...

A myxozoan parasite Kudoa septempunctata causing the food poisoning of humans which consume raw olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus has become a new threat to public health. This review focuses the recent occurrence of K. septempunctata-induced food poisoning in Japan for 10 years, the typical...

Pathogen detection in the meat inspection plays an important role for public health. Prevention of raw material contamination is particularly important for control of food poisoning caused by Campylobacter and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC). Application of highly sensitive and rapid...

Study on zoonotic infectious disease in dogs and cats which are taken to veterinary hospitals in two cites in Osaka and Kyoto in Japan in 2014 - 2016 is reported; reported diseases are Microsporum canis disease, giardiasis, dog tapeworm [Dipylidium caninum], strongyloidiasis, Toxocara canism...

The safety of pet food concerns not only animal health but also human health. The Law for Ensuring the Safety of Pet Food was enacted in 2009, and a certain level of safety was assured for dog and cat foods, however, the safety of pet bird foods is not covered by the law. So, the microbial or...

In this study, the infectious disease and pathogens detected in cattle in Yamaguchi Prefecture from 2006 to 2016 were summarized to better understand their current status with a View to preventing their associated diseases. Sixteen cases of Johne's disease and five other infectious diseases...

Important animal diseases, such as BSE, highly pathogenic avian influenza and foot and mouth disease, occurred in Japan in recent years. These diseases severely damaged livestock industries and also increased social concerns about food safety and public health. With increasing the importance of...

Animal health surveillance has been conducted for a long time targeting a variety of livestock infectious diseases in Japan. For example, surveillance of Brucellosis and tuberculosis for cattle has been conducted more than 70 years for the eradication purpose. Meanwhile, after the emergence of...

A total of 270 wild birds were examined pathologically from 1 November 2002 to 31 March 2004. A total of 204, 30, 16, 18 and 2 cases were comprised of land, water, waterside, sea and unknown birds. Two cases were infected with viruses, one with pigeon herpesvirus and the other with sparrow pox ...