한국동물위생학회지 (Korean Journal of Veterinary Service)

  • 제31권2호
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  • Pages.187-193
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  • 2008
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  • 3022-7372(pISSN)
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  • 2287-7630(eISSN)
한국동물위생학회 (The Korean Society of Veterinary Service)
권호 표지

Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis pathogen from deer in Korea

  • Lee, Mi-Jin (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Li, Ying-Hua (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Yu, Do-Hyeon (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Jong-Hyun (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Yoon, Ji-Seon (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Song, Hee-Jong (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Chae, Joon-Seok (Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Park, Jin-Ho (College of Veterinary Medicine & Bio-Safety Research Institute, Chonbuk National University)
  • 발행 : 2008.06.30
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초록

Ehrlichia chaffeensis infects human and animals, and causes human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis (HME). It is emerging as a tick-borne zoonosis of concern. Although deer are important natural reservoir hosts of E chaffeensis, few surveys of deer in Korea for E chaffeensis have been conducted. Therefore, we conducted this study to confirm the occurrence of E chaffeensis in deer. To accomplish this study, we collected blood from total 27 deer and then polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and 16S rRNA sequence analyse to evaluate the samples for the presence of E chaffeensis. The results of this study indicated that 9 (33%) of the deer were infected with E chaffeensis. This is the first study to demonstrate that deer in Korea are infected with E chaffeensis, which indicates that they can act as a natural reservoir host for E chaffeensis.

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