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J Vet Clin 2014; 31(1): 6-10
https://doi.org/10.17555/ksvc.2014.02.31.1.6
Published online February 1, 2014
Kyoung-Ha Moon1,3,*, Sang Lee1,3,*, Chang-Yong Choi2,*, So-Yeon Kim1,*, Chang-Wan Kang4,*, Kyoung-Kap Lee1,*, Young-Min Yun1,3,*
Copyright © The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics.
Siberian Roe deer which inhabits Jeju Island is unique native species. Most of all the roe deer infect a lot of ticks, which can affect its population directly and can act as a vector to spread vector-borne diseases. The purposes of this study were to identify the ticks and detect the piroplamsosis on the roe deer in Jeju island. We collected ticks and blood samples in 23 roe deer rescued and treated at the Jeju Wildlife Rescue Center. As a result, we identified the one species of ticks, Haemaphysalis longicornis in roe deer and detected the closely related to Theileria luwenshuni in all blood samples (100%) and 8 pooled ticks (34.8%). These results indicate that there may be a high prevalence particularly of T. luwenshuni infection in Jeju wild roe deer and H. longicornis is a major vector of these diseases. It suggested that Jeju roe deer may act as reservoirs for these zoonotic pathogens.
Keywords: Roe deer, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Theileria luwenshuni, Jeju.
J Vet Clin 2014; 31(1): 6-10
Published online February 1, 2014 https://doi.org/10.17555/ksvc.2014.02.31.1.6
Copyright © The Korean Society of Veterinary Clinics.
Kyoung-Ha Moon1,3,*, Sang Lee1,3,*, Chang-Yong Choi2,*, So-Yeon Kim1,*, Chang-Wan Kang4,*, Kyoung-Kap Lee1,*, Young-Min Yun1,3,*
*College of Veterinary Medicine, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Korea
**Research Institute for Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Korea
***Jeju Wildlife Rescue Center, 42, Sancheondannamgil, Jeju 690-121, Korea
****Jeju Wildlife Research Center, 37, Kwangyang 9-gil, Seogwipo 697-090, Korea
Siberian Roe deer which inhabits Jeju Island is unique native species. Most of all the roe deer infect a lot of ticks, which can affect its population directly and can act as a vector to spread vector-borne diseases. The purposes of this study were to identify the ticks and detect the piroplamsosis on the roe deer in Jeju island. We collected ticks and blood samples in 23 roe deer rescued and treated at the Jeju Wildlife Rescue Center. As a result, we identified the one species of ticks, Haemaphysalis longicornis in roe deer and detected the closely related to Theileria luwenshuni in all blood samples (100%) and 8 pooled ticks (34.8%). These results indicate that there may be a high prevalence particularly of T. luwenshuni infection in Jeju wild roe deer and H. longicornis is a major vector of these diseases. It suggested that Jeju roe deer may act as reservoirs for these zoonotic pathogens.
Keywords: Roe deer, Haemaphysalis longicornis, Theileria luwenshuni, Jeju.
