Volume 15, Number 4—April 2009
Research
Exotic Small Mammals as Potential Reservoirs of Zoonotic Bartonella spp.
Kai Inoue, Soichi Maruyama
, Hidenori Kabeya, Keiko Hagiya, Yasuhito Izumi, Yumi Une, and Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
, Hidenori Kabeya, Keiko Hagiya, Yasuhito Izumi, Yumi Une, and Yasuhiro Yoshikawa
Table 1
Prevalence of Bartonella spp. among exotic small mammals imported into Japan as pets, June 2004–October 2007
| Origin | Animal, taxonomic species | No. positive/no. tested (%) | Subtotal (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild-captive | |||
| Asia | |||
| China | Spermophilus dauricus* | 4/10 (40.0) | 42/89 (47.2) |
| Sciurus vulgaris subsp. orientis* | 2/10 (20.0) | ||
| Tamias sibiricus* | 12/29 (41.4) | ||
| Pteromys volans* | 5/10 (50.0) | ||
| Thailand | Callosciurus notatus* | 19/30 (63.3) | |
| North America | |||
| USA | Tamiasciurus hudosonicus* | 3/18 (16.7) | 27/68 (39.7) |
| Glaucomys volans* | 6/10 (60.0) | ||
| Unknown | Sp. columbianus* | 6/20 (30.0) | |
| Sp. richardsonii* | 12/20 (60.0) | ||
| Europe | |||
| The Netherlands | Pachyuromys duprasi† | 13/18 (72.2) | 13/47 (27.7) |
| The Netherlands, Czech Republic | Octodon degusठ| 0/29 (0.0) | |
| Middle and Near East | |||
| Egypt | Mus minutoides† | 0/20 (0.0) | 55/163 (33.7) |
| Acomys cahirinus† | 3/31 (9.7) | ||
| A. russatus† | 8/13 (61.5) | ||
| Lemniscomys barbarus† | 0/11 (0.0) | ||
| Psammomys obesus† | 6/10 (60.0) | ||
| Meriones tristrami† | 0/4 (0.0) | ||
| Sekeetamys calurus† | 10/10 (100) | ||
| Gerbillus pyramidum† | 9/10 (90.0) | ||
| Jaculus orientalis¶ | 13/16 (81.3) | ||
| J. jaculus¶ | 6/8 (75.0) | ||
| Hemiechinus auritus# | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| Pakistan | Salpingotulus michaelis¶ | 0/20 (0.0) | |
| Subtotal |
137/367 (37.3) |
||
| Breeder facility | |||
| Asia | |||
| China | Tamias sibiricus* | 5/30 (16.7) | 5/60 (8.3) |
| Indonesia | Petaurus breviceps** | 0/20 (0.0) | |
| Thailand | Pe. breviceps** | 0/10 (0.0) | |
| Europe | |||
| The Netherlands | Lagurus lagurus† | 0/9 (0.0) | 0/99 (0.0) |
| Pa. duprasi† | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| Mesocricetus auratus† | 0/20 (0.0) | ||
| Phodopus roborovskii† | 0/10 (0.0) | ||
| The Netherlands, Czech Republic | Ph. sungorus†‡ | 0/30 (0.0) | |
| O. degusठ| 0/20 (0.0) | ||
| Middle and Near East | |||
| Pakistan | Sa. michaelis¶ | 0/20 (0.0) | 0/20 (0.0) |
| Subtotal | 5/179 (2.8) | ||
| Total | 142/546 (26.0) |
*Member of the order Rodentia, family Sciuridae.
†Member of the order Rodentia, family Muridae.
‡Data for the Netherlands and Czech Republic are pooled because number of animals from these 2 countries was unknown.
§Member of the order Rodentia, family Octododidae.
¶Member of the order Rodentia, family Dipodidae.
#Member of the order Insectivora, family Erinaceidae.
**Member of the order Diprotodonia, family Petauridae.
Page created: December 10, 2010
Page updated: December 10, 2010
Page reviewed: December 10, 2010
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.