Ngo T B Tran, Hiroshi Shimoda, Junko Mizuno, Keita Ishijima, Kenzo Yonemitsu, Shohei Minami, Supriyono, Yudai Kuroda, Kango Tatemoto, Milagros V Mendoza, Ai Takano, Masahiko Muto, Haruhiko Isawa, Kyoko Sawabe, Daisuke Hayasaka, Ken Maeda
Kabuto Mountain virus (KAMV), the new member of the genus Uukuvirus, was isolated from the tick Haemaphysalis flava in 2018 in Japan. To date, there is no information on KAMV infection in human and animals. Therefore, serological surveillance of the infection among humans and wild mammals was conducted by virus-neutralization (VN) test and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Sera of 24 humans, 59 monkeys, 171 wild boars, 233 Sika deer, 7 bears, and 27 nutria in Yamaguchi Prefecture were analyzed by VN test...
January 7, 2022: Journal of Veterinary Medical Science