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Emerging Infectious Diseases | 2014

Human infections with Borrelia miyamotoi, Japan.

Kozue Sato; Ai Takano; Satoru Konnai; Minoru Nakao; Takuya Ito; Kojiro Koyama; Minoru Kaneko; Makoto Ohnishi; Hiroki Kawabata

We confirmed infection of 2 patients with Borrelia miyamotoi in Japan by retrospective surveillance of Lyme disease patients and detection of B. miyamotoi DNA in serum samples. One patient also showed seroconversion for antibody against recombinant glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase of B. miyamotoi. Indigenous relapsing fever should be considered a health concern in Japan.


PLOS ONE | 2014

Tick Surveillance for Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi in Hokkaido, Japan

Ai Takano; Kochi Toyomane; Satoru Konnai; Kazuhiko Ohashi; Minoru Nakao; Takuya Ito; Masako Andoh; Ken Maeda; Masahisa Watarai; Kozue Sato; Hiroki Kawabata

During 2012–2013, a total of 4325 host-seeking adult ticks belonging to the genus Ixodes were collected from various localities of Hokkaido, the northernmost island of Japan. Tick lysates were subjected to real-time PCR assay to detect borrelial infection. The assay was designed for specific detection of the Relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi and for unspecific detection of Lyme disease-related spirochetes. Overall prevalence of B. miyamotoi was 2% (71/3532) in Ixodes persulcatus, 4.3% (5/117) in Ixodes pavlovskyi and 0.1% (1/676) in Ixodes ovatus. The prevalence in I. persulcatus and I. pavlovskyi ticks were significantly higher than in I. ovatus. Co-infections with Lyme disease-related spirochetes were found in all of the tick species. During this investigation, we obtained 6 isolates of B. miyamotoi from I. persulcatus and I. pavlovskyi by culture in BSK-M medium. Phylogenetic trees of B. miyamotoi inferred from each of 3 housekeeping genes (glpQ, 16S rDNA, and flaB) demonstrated that the Hokkaido isolates were clustered with Russian B. miyamotoi, but were distinguishable from North American and European B. miyamotoi. A multilocus sequence analysis using 8 genes (clpA, clpX, nifS, pepX, pyrG, recG, rplB, and uvrA) suggested that all Japanese B. miyamotoi isolates, including past isolates, were genetically clonal, although these were isolated from different tick and vertebrate sources. From these results, B. miyamotoi-infected ticks are widely distributed throughout Hokkaido. Female I. persulcatus are responsible for most human tick-bites, thereby I. persulcatus is likely the most important vector of indigenous relapsing fever from tick bites in Hokkaido.


Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2012

A novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. infects the salivary glands of the molted hard tick, Amblyomma geoemydae.

Ai Takano; Chieko Sugimori; Hiromi Fujita; Teruki Kadosaka; Kyle Taylor; Toshio Tsubota; Satoru Konnai; Tomoko Tajima; Kozue Sato; Haruo Watanabe; Makoto Ohnishi; Hiroki Kawabata

A novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. was found in Amblyomma geoemydae in Japan. The novel Borrelia sp. was phylogenetically related to the hard (ixodid) tick-borne relapsing fever Borrelia spp. Borrelia miyamotoi and B. lonestari. The novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. was detected in 39 A. geoemydae (39/274: 14.2%), of which 14 (14/274: 5.1%) were co-infected with the novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. and Borrelia sp. tAG, one of the reptile-associated borreliae. Transstadial transmission of the novel relapsing fever Borrelia sp. occurred in the tick midgut and the salivary glands, although Borrelia sp. tAG was only detected in the tick midgut. The difference of the borrelial niche in molted ticks might be associated with borrelial characterization.


Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2005

In Vitro Inhibitory Effects of Hinokitiol on Proliferation of Chlamydia trachomatis

Hiroaki Yamano; Tsutomu Yamazaki; Kozue Sato; Sadashi Shiga; Toshikatsu Hagiwara; Kazunobu Ouchi; Toshio Kishimoto

ABSTRACT The inhibitory effects of hinokitiol (β-thujaplicin) on Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx were shown by MIC, minimum lethal concentration (MLC), and preinoculation minimal microbicidal concentration assays using HeLa 229 cells. The MIC and the MLC were both 32 μg/ml. Further evaluation of hinokitiol as a topical agent against C. trachomatis is warranted.


Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy | 2005

Biosynthesized Tea Polyphenols Inactivate Chlamydia trachomatis In Vitro

Tsutomu Yamazaki; Toshio Kishimoto; Sadashi Shiga; Kozue Sato; Toshikatsu Hagiwara; Miyuki Inoue; Nozomu Sasaki; Kazunobu Ouchi; Yukihiko Hara

ABSTRACT Biosynthesized tea polyphenols showed antichlamydial activity against Chlamydia trachomatis D/UW-3/Cx and L2/434/Bu using cell culture. The most active compounds were (−)-epigallocatechin gallate and (−)-epicatechin gallate, followed by (−)-epicatechin (EC). (+)-Epicatechin and (−)-epigallocatechin were intermediate. EC was the least toxic. These results warrant evaluation of tea polyphenols as topical antichlamydial agents.


Journal of Veterinary Medical Science | 2016

A novel Bunyavirus from the soft tick, Argas vespertilionis, in Japan

Mami Oba; Tsutomu Omatsu; Ai Takano; Hiromi Fujita; Kozue Sato; Atsushi Nakamoto; Mamoru Takahashi; Nobuhiro Takada; Hiroki Kawabata; Shuji Ando; Tetsuya Mizutani

Soft ticks, Argas vespertilionis, were collected from feces of bats in Japan. Cytopathic effect (CPE) was observed after inoculating the homogenates of ticks to Vero cells. Sequencing of RNA extracted from the cell supernatant was performed by next generation sequencer. The contigs had identity to segments of Bunyaviruses, Issyk-Kul virus. The identities of segment L, M and S were only 77, 76 and 79% to Issyk-Kul virus, respectively. Therefore, we named this novel virus Soft tick bunyavirus (STBV). In the phylogenetic tree, segment L of STBV was closely related to a cluster consisting of the genus Nairovirus of the family Bunyaviridae.


Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2017

Tick surveillance for Borrelia miyamotoi and phylogenetic analysis of isolates in Mongolia and Japan

Yukie Iwabu-Itoh; Boldbaatar Bazartseren; Oyunnomin Naranbaatar; Enkhmandakh Yondonjamts; Kiwa Furuno; Kyunglee Lee; Kozue Sato; Hiroki Kawabata; Nobuhiro Takada; Masako Andoh; Hiroko Kajita; Yosaburo Oikawa; Minoru Nakao; Makoto Ohnishi; Masahisa Watarai; Hiroshi Shimoda; Ken Maeda; Ai Takano

Borrelia miyamotoi, recently recognized as a human pathogenic spirochete, was isolated from Ixodes persulcatus and I. ovatus in northern Mongolia and Honshu Island, a major island in Japan. Although no human B. miyamotoi infections have been reported in Mongolia, the prevalence of B. miyamotoi in ticks from Mongolia is higher than that in ticks from Hokkaido, Japan, where human cases have been reported. Moreover, the multi-locus sequence analysis of cultured isolates revealed that B. miyamotoi isolates in Mongolia belong to the Siberian type, a sequence type that was originally reported from isolates from I. persulcatus in Hokkaido. Thus, there is a possibility of unrecognized human B. miyamotoi infections in Mongolia. Moreover our data support the hypothesis of clonal expansion of the Siberian type B. miyamotoi. In contrast, although the isolates were found to belong to the Siberian type B. miyamotoi, two isolates from I. persulcatus in Honshu Island were identified to be of a different sequence type. Furthermore, B. miyamotoi isolates from I. ovatus were distinguishable from those from I. ricinus complex ticks, according to genetic analysis. In this study, we show that there may be some genetic diversity among B. miyamotoi in ticks from Honshu Island.


Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases | 2017

A relapsing fever group Borrelia sp. is widely distributed among wild deer in Japan

Yumi Kumagai; Kozue Sato; Kyle Taylor; Aya Zamoto-Niikura; Koichi Imaoka; Shigeru Morikawa; Makoto Ohnishi; Hiroki Kawabata

A relapsing fever group Borrelia sp. was detected from the blood of wild deer (Cervus nippon) in Japan. The Borrelia sp. was distributed nationwide among deer with an overall prevalence of 26% in blood samples. The prevalence of infection was significantly higher in fawns (48.4%) compared to adult deer (23.6%). Sequencing analysis reveals that this Borrelia sp. belongs to the hard tick-borne relapsing fever borreliae, and that it forms a single lineage based on sequences of the flagellin and glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase genes. Borrelial genome copy number was estimated at 8.8 × 103 genome copies/μl of blood. Other hard tick-borne relapsing fever borrelia (e.g. Borrelia miyamotoi) were not detected in deer blood in this study. These findings suggest that wild deer may act as reservoirs for this Borrelia sp. in Japan.


American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 2017

Case Report: Clinical Features of a Case of Suspected Borrelia miyamotoi Disease in Hokkaido, Japan

Mutsubu Sugawara; Takashige Saito; Norio Ohashi; Hiroki Kawabata; Kimiaki Yamano; Takuya Ito; Kozue Sato; Kaori Kiyanagi; Hirotaka Yamazaki; Aya Zamoto-Niikura

We herein report a case of suspected Borrelia miyamotoi disease in Hokkaido, Japan. The patient complained of lassitude, arthralgia, and high fever after a tick bite. Furthermore, at the time of consultation, the patient exhibited momentary loss of consciousness and low blood pressure. Laboratory tests revealed elevation of liver enzymes, thrombocytopenia, and increased C-reactive protein. Seroconversion to B. miyamotoi glycerophosphoryl diester phosphodiesterase antigen suggested the patient was infected with a relapsing fever group Borrelia species.


Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy | 2018

Case control study: Serological evidence that Borrelia miyamotoi disease occurs nationwide in Japan

Kozue Sato; Keiko Sakakibara; Toshiyuki Masuzawa; Makoto Ohnishi; Hiroki Kawabata

Since 2011, Borrelia miyamotoi disease (BMD) has been reported in five countries in the northern hemisphere. The causative agent of BMD is transmitted by Ixodes ticks, which are also vectors of Lyme disease borreliae. In this study, we examined 459 cases of clinically suspected Lyme disease (LD group), and found twelve cases that were seropositive for the glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) antigen derived from B. miyamotoi. The retrospective surveillance revealed that the seroprevalence of anti-GlpQ in the LD group was significantly higher than in a healthy cohort. Seropositive cases were observed from spring through autumn when ticks are active, and the cases were geographically widespread, being found in Hokkaido-Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Kinki, and Kyushu-Okinawa regions. Seropositive cases for GlpQ were most frequent in the Chubu region (6.3%) where B. miyamotoi has been found in Ixodes ticks. Out of the twelve cases that were found in the LD group, three cases exhibited concomitant seropositivity to Lyme disease borreliae by western blot assay. This is the first report of serological surveillance for BMD in Japan, and we conclude that BMD occurs nationwide.

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Hiroki Kawabata

National Institutes of Health

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Makoto Ohnishi

National Institutes of Health

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Shuji Ando

National Institutes of Health

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Toshio Kishimoto

National Institutes of Health

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Sadashi Shiga

National Institutes of Health

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Minoru Nakao

Asahikawa Medical College

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