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Isolation of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus from wild aquatic birds in Japan

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 December 2005

J. MIYASAKA ,
S. YAHIRO ,
Y. ARAHIRA ,
H. TOKUNAGA ,
K. KATSUKI  and
Y. HARA-KUDO
J. MIYASAKA
Affiliation:
Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Uto, Kumamoto, Japan
S. YAHIRO
Affiliation:
Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Uto, Kumamoto, Japan
Y. ARAHIRA
Affiliation:
Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Uto, Kumamoto, Japan
H. TOKUNAGA
Affiliation:
Pharmaceutical Affairs Division, Department of Health and Social Services, Kumamoto Prefectural Government, Japan
K. KATSUKI
Affiliation:
Kumamoto Prefectural Institute of Public Health and Environmental Science, Uto, Kumamoto, Japan
Y. HARA-KUDO
Affiliation:
Division of Microbiology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
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Abstract

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Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus were isolated from faecal samples of wild aquatic birds in winter. Although V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus were present in low numbers in seawater in the area where the faecal samples of the birds were collected, the pathogens were isolated from the faeces of the birds. This study demonstrates that wild aquatic birds are a vehicle for V. parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus to survive in winter.

Type
Short Report
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 134 , Issue 4 , August 2006 , pp. 780 - 785
Copyright
2005 Cambridge University Press