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ReviewThe Journal of veterinary medical science2025

Rhodococcus equi infection in Japanese Black Cattle in Japan: 12 case reports and literature review.

Shinji Takai, Erina Yoshida, Minori Isomura, Tomo Kawakami, Sachi Torii, Satoru Kato, Yuuji Takamura, Satoru Hiraiwa, Reiichiro Sato, Kei Takahashi and 1 more

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11 authors.

Shinji TakaiSchool of Veterinary Medicine, Kitasato University, Aomori, Japan.
Erina YoshidaMiyazaki Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Miyazaki, Japan.
Minori IsomuraOita Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Oita, Japan.
Tomo KawakamiOita Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Oita, Japan.
Sachi ToriiShiga Meat Inspection Center, Shiga, Japan.
Satoru KatoGifu Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Gifu, Japan.
Yuuji TakamuraAichi Central Livestock Hygiene Service Center, Aichi, Japan.
Satoru HiraiwaKyoto City Institute of Public Health and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto, Japan.
Reiichiro SatoLaboratory of Farm Animal Internal Medicine, Department of Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Miyazaki, Japan.
Kei TakahashiSannohe Health Center, Aomori, Japan.
Yasunori SuzukiLaboratory of Veterinary Hygiene, Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2015, the third novel virulence plasmid pVAPN of Rhodococcus equi was discovered in bovine isolate from Ireland. The first bovine case of R. equi infection in Japan was reported in 2018 at a meat inspection station in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, involving a Japanese Black heifer. Subsequently, additional cases were reported through annual surveillance in Miyazaki's prefectures, Oita, Shiga, Gifu, Aichi, and Kyoto City, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 12. This review provides an overview of host-associated virulence plasmids of R. equi, a brief history of bovine R. equi case reports in Japan, and data analysis on the occurrence, clinical signs, and pathological findings of these 12 cases, along with a discussion on infection mechanisms and pathogenesis.

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Actinomycetales InfectionsCattle DiseasesRhodococcus equiAnimalsCattleFemaleJapanPlasmidsinfectionJapanese black cattlepVAPNRhodococcus equi

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