Detection of Rickettsia and Ehrlichia spp. in Ticks Associated with Exotic Reptiles and Amphibians Imported into Japan

• Masako Andoh,

  Affiliations Department of Virology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Kagoshima, Japan

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• Akiko Sakata,

  Affiliation Department of Virology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

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• Ai Takano,

  Affiliations Department of Bacteriology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, United Graduate School of Veterinary Science, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan

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• Hiroki Kawabata,

  Affiliation Department of Bacteriology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

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• Hiromi Fujita,

  Affiliation Mahara Institute of Medical Acarology, Tokushima, Japan

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• Yumi Une,

  Affiliation Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan

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• Koichi Goka,

  Affiliation National Institute of Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan

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• Toshio Kishimoto,

  Affiliations Department of Virology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan, Okayama Prefectural Institute for Environmental Science and Public Health, Okayama, Japan

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• Shuji Ando

  * E-mail: shuando@nih.go.jp

  Affiliation Department of Virology-1, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan

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