A new case of zoonotic onchocercosis in northern Kyushu, Japan. Issue 6 (December 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fukuda, Masako; Uni, Shigehiko; Otsuka, Yasushi; Eshita, Yuki; Nakatani, Jun; Ihara, Kazuhiko; Yoshikawa, Yasuji; Goto, Mizuki; Fujiwara, Sakuhei; Ramli, Rosli; Azirun, Mohd Sofian; Takaoka, Hiroyuki
• Is Part Of: Parasitology international. Volume 64:Issue 6(2015:Dec.)
• Page Start: 519
• Page End: 521
• Publication Date: 2015-12
• Subjects: Blackfly -- Filarioid -- Onchocerca -- Zoonosis -- Wild boar; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasites -- Periodicals; Parasitic Diseases -- Periodicals; Parasitology -- Periodicals; Parasitologie -- Périodiques; 571.99905
• DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2015.07.006
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1383-5769

Abstract

Abstract: A case of zoonotic onchocercosis has been found in a resident who lived in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan for some time. A 24-year-old male developed a painful nodule on the middle finger of his right hand. The nodule was surgically removed from the vagina fibrosa tendinis of the finger at Beppu Medical Center, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture in 2012. The causative agent was identified as a female Onchocerca dewittei japonica based on its histopathological characteristics. The identity of the filarioid has been confirmed by sequencing the cox 1 gene. The present study indicates that the zoonotic onchocercosis caused by O. dewittei japonica has been concentrated in northeast Kyushu. Graphical abstract: Highlights: We diagnosed zoonotic onchocercosis in a 24-year-old male in northern Kyushu, Japan. A female O. dewittei japonica is identified by its histological characteristics. The identity of the causative agent is confirmed by sequencing the cox 1 gene. Zoonotic onchocercosis by O. dewittei japonica is concentrated in northern Kyushu.