Publication List in 2017

  1. Molecular detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from bats in South Korea. Seung-Hun Lee, Jae-Ku Oem, Sae-Mi Lee, Kidong Son, Seong-Deok Jo, Dongmi Kwak. Medical Mycology. 2017 Dec 8. myx136, https://doi.org/10.1093/mmy/myx136
  2. Molecular detection and genotyping of Anaplasma spp. and Theileria spp. infections in sheep and cattle from the northeast region of China. Guanbo Wang, Yang C, Chang JT, Tong JJ, Ren XL, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Artemis Efstratiou, Shinuo Cao, Mo Zhou, Yangqing Liu, Xuenan Xuan. Tropical Biomedicine. 34(4): 991–999 (2017)
  3. Sudden death of an Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) at a zoo due to non-pigmented Serratia marcescens infection.Seung-Hun Lee, Sang-Joon Park, Dongmi Kwak, Kyoo-Tae Kim. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2017 December; 79(12): 2048–2051.
  4. Evolution of monitoring for Giardia and Cryptosporidium in water. Artemis Efstratiou, Jerry Ongerth, Panagiotis Karanis.Water Research. Volume 123, 15 October 2017, Pages 96-112
  5. Waterborne transmission of protozoan parasites: Review of worldwide outbreaks – An update 2011–2016. Artemis Efstratiou, Jerry E. Ongerth, Panagiotis Karanis. Water Research. Volume 114, 1 May 2017, Pages 14-22
  6. Assessment of the growth inhibitory effect of gellan sulfate in rodent malaria in vivo. Recuenco Frances C., Takano Ryo, Sugi Tatsuki, Takemae Hitoshi, Murakoshi Fumi, Ishiwa Akiko, Inomata Atsuko, Enomoto-Rogers Yukiko, Fundador Noreen Grace V., Iwata Tadahisa, Horimoto Taisuke, Akashi Hiroomi, Kato Kentaro. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research.Volume 65 Number 4
  7. Detection of anti-Neospora caninum antibody in serum and cerebrospinal fluid from a calf with neosporosis. Karin Uesaka, Hisashi Inokuma, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi and Hidefumi Furuoka, Yoshifumi Nishikawa. Japanese Journal of Veterinary Parasitology. 2017; 16:18-21.
  8. Serum-free GIT medium for short-term in vitro cultures of Babesia bigemina, Babesia divergens, and Theileria equi.Mahmoud AbouLaila, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Naoaki Yokoyama and Ikuo Igarashi, Journal of Protozoology Research. 27: 13-22, 2017.
  9. Dynamics of erythrocyte indices in relation to anemia development in Theileria orientalis-infected cattle.Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Ikehara Y, Ikuo Igarashi, Hisashi Inokuma, Naoaki Yokoyama, Journal of Protozoology Research.27: 23-33, 2017.
  10. First evidence of Mycoplasma haemocanis in China. Zheng, W.Q., Chen, H.Y., Liu, M.M., Adjou Moumouni, P.F., Efstratiou, A., Liu, Z.B. and Xuan, X.N., Tropical Biomedicine. 34(4): 983–990 (2017).
  11. Serological and molecular surveys of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina among native cattle and cattle imported from Thailand in Hue, Vietnam. Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Dinh Thi Bich Lan, Phung Thang Long, Le Quoc Viet, Gayani Weerasooriya, Aiko Kume, Keisuke Suganuma, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 15 Dec 2017, 80(2):333-336.
  12. A clinical case of neosporosis in a 4-week-old holstein friesian calf which developed hindlimb paresis postnatally.Karin Uesaka, Kenji Koyama, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Yoshiyasu Kobayashi, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Hisashi Inokuma, The Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 14 Dec 2017, 80(2):280-283
  13. Transcriptional profiling of Toll-like receptor 2-deficient primary murine brain cells during Toxoplasma gondiiinfection. Kousuke Umeda, Sachi Tanaka, Fumiaki Ihara, Junya Yamagishi, Yutaka Suzuki, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, PLoS One.2017 Nov 14; 12(11): e0187703. doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0187703. eCollection 2017.
  14. Molecular and serological detection of bovine babesiosis in Indonesia. Guswanto A, Allamanda P, Mariamah ES, Sodirun S, Wibowo PE, Indrayani L, Nugroho RH, Wirata IK, Jannah N, Dias LP, Wirawan HP, Yanto R, Tuvshintulga B, Sivakumar T, Yokoyama N, Igarashi I., Parasit Vectors. 2017 Nov 6;10(1):550. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2502-0.
  15. Application of Percoll density gradient centrifugation for separation of Babesia ovata-infected erythrocytes. Moeko Sato, Takeshi Hatta, Hiroki Maeda, Daigo Tsubokawa, M Abdul Alim, Naotoshi Tsuji, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Journal of Protozoology Research. 27. 8-12 (2017)
  16. Whole-genome assembly of Babesia ovata and comparative genomics between closely related pathogens. Yamagishi J, Asada M, Hakimi H, Tanaka TQ, Sugimoto C, Kawazu SI., BMC Genomics. 2017 Oct 27;18(1):832. doi: 10.1186/s12864-017-4230-4
  17. Chemotherapeutic efficacies of a clofazimine and diminazene aceturate combination against piroplasm parasites and their AT-rich DNA-binding activity on Babesia bovis. Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Sambuu Gantuya, Khandsuren Naranbaatar, Aki Ishiyama, Masato Iwatsuki, Kazuhiko Otoguro, Satoshi Ōmura, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Azirwan Guswanto, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Naoaki Yokoyama & Ikuo Igarashi,Scientific Reports. 7, Article number: 13888 (2017) Accepted:09 October 2017
  18. Transovarial persistence of Babesia ovata DNA in a hard tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, in a semi-artificial mouse skin membrane feeding system. Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Takeshi Hatta, Kazuhiro Okubo, Moeko Sato, Hiroki Maeda, Aiko Kume, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Naotoshi Tsuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Acta Parasitologica.Volume 62, Issue 4 (Dec 2017)
  19. Correction: Human babesiosis: Indication of a molecular mimicry between thrombospondin domains from a novelBabesia microti BmP53 protein and host platelets molecules. Ahmed Abdelmoniem Mousa, Daniel Barry Roche, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Kyohko Kameyama, Ketsarin Kamyingkird, Patrick Vudriko, Akram Salama, Shinuo Cao, Sahar Orabi, Hanem Khalifa, Mohamed Ahmed, Mabrouk Attia, Ahmed Elkirdasy, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Xuenan Xuan, Emmanuel Cornillot, PLoS One. 2017; 12(12): e0189383.
  20. Performance and consistency of a fluorescence-based high-throughput screening assay for use in Babesia drug screening in mice. Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Rasha Eltaysh, Naoaki Yokoyama & Ikuo Igarashi, Scientific Reports. 7, Article number: 12774 (2017) Accepted:18 September 2017
  21. Molecular Detection of Theileria species in Cattle from Jilin Province, China. Liu, M.M., Jia, L.J., Cao, S.N., Adjou Moumouni, P.F., Jirapattharasate, C., Wang, G.B., Gao, Y.,Guo, H.P., Zhou, M., Yu, L.Z., Xue, S.J. and Xuan, X.N., Tropical Biomedicine. 34(3): 598–606 (2017)
  22. Discriminant analysis for the prediction and classification of tick-borne infections in some dairy cattle herds at Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt. Abo El Fadl Eman A., El-Ashker Maged, Suganuma Keisuke, Kayano Mitsunori, Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research. August 2017, Volume 65 Number 3
  23. Evidence-based tick acaricide resistance intervention strategy in Uganda: concept and feedback of farmers and stakeholders. Patrick Vudriko, James Okwee-Acai, Joseph Byaruhanga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Robert Omara, Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo, Charles Lagu, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Xuenan Xuan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases.Available online 21 September 2017
  24. The incrimination of three trypanosome species in clinically affected German shepherd dogs in Sudan. Ehab Mossaad, Rawan A. Satti, Abdeen Fadul, Keisuke Suganuma, Bashir Salim, E. A. Elamin, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Parasitology Research. pp 1–5 First Online: 30 August 2017
  25. Determination of multiple-clone infection at allelic dimorphism site of Plasmodium vivax merozoite surface protein-1 in the Republic of Korea by pyrosequencing assay. Sylvatrie-Danne Dinzouna-Boutamba, Sanghyun Lee, Ui-han Son, Hae Soo Yun, So-Young Joo, Sookwan Jeong, Man Hee Rhee, Dongmi Kwak, Xuenan Xuan, Yeonchul Hong, Dong-Il Chung, Youn-Kyoung Goo, Acta Tropica. Available online 25 August 2017
  26. Flavonoid and Galloyl Glycosides Isolated from Saxifraga spinulosa and Their Antioxidative and Inhibitory Activities against Species That Cause Piroplasmosis. Duger Badral, Batsukh Odonbayar, Toshihiro Murata*, Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Ikuo Igarashi, Keisuke Suganuma, Noboru Inoue, Adelheid H. Brantner, Gendaram Odontuya, Kenroh Sasaki, Javzan Batkhuu, Journal of Natural Products. Received 16 February 2017 Published online 23 August 2017
  27. Genetic mutations in sodium channel domain II and carboxylesterase genes associated with phenotypic resistance against synthetic pyrethroids by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decoloratus ticks in Uganda. Patrick Vudriko, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, James Okwee-Acai, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Joseph Byaruhanga, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Mingming Liu, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Kozo Fujisaki, Xuenan Xuan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology. Available online 5 August 2017 In Press, Corrected Proof
  28. Catechin Isolated from Garcinia celebica Leaves Inhibit Plasmodium falciparum Growth through the Induction of Oxidative Stress. Rizky Abdulah, Eka W. Suradji, Anas Subarnas, Unang Supratman, Milyadi Sugijanto, Ajeng Diantini, Keri Lestari, Melisa I. Barliana, Shinichiro Kawazu, and Hiroshi Koyama, Pharmacognosy Magazine. 2017 Jul; 13(Suppl 2): S301–S305.
  29. The evaluation of GM6-based ELISA and ICT as diagnostic methods on a Mongolian farm with an outbreak of non-tsetse transmitted horse trypanosomosis. Batdorj Davaasuren, Tovuu Amgalanbaatar, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Keisuke Suganuma, Davaajav Otgonsuren, Ehab Mossaad, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Banzragch Battur, Badgar Battsetseg, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Veterinary Parasitology. Available online 2 August 2017
  30. Molecular identification and antigenic characterization of Babesia divergens Erythrocyte Binding Protein (BdEBP) as a potential vaccine candidate. Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayeda, Mohamed Abdo Rizka, Mohamad Alaa Terkawia, Naoaki Yokoyamaa, Ikuo Igarashi, Parasitology International. Available online 22 July 2017 In Press, Accepted Manuscript
  31. Transient transfection of intraerythrocytic Babesia gibsoni using elongation factor-1 alpha promoter. Mingming Liu, Masahito Asada, Shinuo Cao, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Patrick Vudriko, Artemis Efstratiou, Hassan Hakimi, Tatsunori Masatani, Fujiko Sunaga, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Junya Yamagishi, Xuenan Xuan, Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology.Available online 17 July 2017
  32. Geographic strain differentiation of Schistosoma japonicum in the Philippines using microsatellite markers.Kharleezelle J. Moendeg, Jose Ma. M. Angeles, Ryo Nakao, Lydia R. Leonardo, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla, Yasuyuki Goto, Masashi Kirinoki, Elena A. Villacorte, Pilarita T. Rivera, Noboru Inoue, Yuichi Chigusa, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases. Published:July 10, 2017https://doi.org/10.1371/ journal. pntd.0005749
  33. Modulation of host HIF-1α activity and the tryptophan pathway contributes to the anti-Toxoplasma gondii potential of nanoparticles. Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Yuho Murata, Tatsuki Sugi, Yongmei Han, Kentaro Kato, Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports. Available online 5 July 2017 In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users
  34. Towards a preventive strategy for neosporosis: challenges and future perspectives for vaccine development against infection with Neospora caninum. Yoshifumi NISHIKAWA, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Article ID: 17-0285 Language: Previous Article | Next Article http://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.17-0285
  35. A PCR survey of vector-borne pathogens in different dog populations from Turkey. Huanping Guo, Ferda Sevinc, Onur Ceylan, Mutlu Sevinc, Ege Ince, Yang Gao, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Artemis Efstratiou, Guanbo Wang, Shinuo Cao, Mo Zhou, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Weiqing Zheng, Xuenan Xuan, Acta Parasitologica.Volume 62, Issue 3 (Sep 2017)
  36. Oral administration of azithromycin ameliorates trypanosomosis in Trypanosoma congolense-infected mice. Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe, Shino Yamasaki, Adrian Miki C. Macalanda, Keisuke Suganuma, Kenichi Watanabe, Xuenan Xuan, Noboru Inoue, Parasitology Research. pp 1–9 First Online: 04 July 2017. DOI: 10.1007/ s00436-017-5542-7
  37. Babesia bovis BOV57, a Theileria parva P67 homolog, is an invasion-related, neutralization-sensitive antigen. Takahiro Ishizaki, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Kyoko Hayashida, Hitoshi Takemae, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Tserendorj Munkhjargal, Azirwan Guswanto, Ikuo Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama, Infection, Genetics and Evolution. Volume 54, October 2017, Pages 138–145
  38. Evaluation of the inhibitory effect of N-acetyl-L-cysteine on Babesia and Theileria parasites. Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Experimental Parasitology. Volume 179, August 2017, Pages 43–48
  39. High efficacy in vitro selection procedure for generating transgenic parasites of Plasmodium berghei using an antibiotic toxic to rodent hosts. Akira Soga, Hironori Bando, Mami Ko-ketsu, Hirono Masuda-Suganuma, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, and Shinya Fukumoto, Scientific Reports. 2017; 7: 4001.Published online 2017 Jun 21.
  40. CCR5 is Involved in Interruption of Pregnancy in Mice Infected with Toxoplasma gondii During Early Pregnancy. Maki Nishimura, Kousuke Umeda, Masayuki Suwa, Hidefumi Furuoka and Yoshifumi Nishikawa. Infect Immun. 2017 Jun 19. pii: IAI.00257-17. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00257-17. [Epub ahead of print]
  41. Identification of compounds that suppress Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites and bradyzoites. Yuho Murata, Tatsuki Sugi, Louis M. Weiss, Kentaro Kato*. PLoS One. 2017 Jun 13;12(6): e0178203. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178203. eCollection 2017.
  42. Evaluation of novel oocyst wall protein candidates of Toxoplasma gondii. Salman D, Okuda LH, Ueno A, Dautu G, Zhang F, Igarashi M. Parasitology International. Available online 30 May 2017 pii: S1383-5769(17)30184-8. doi: 10.1016/ j.parint. 2017.05.009. [Epub ahead of print]
  43. Heparan sulfate proteoglycan is an important attachment factor for cell entry of Akabane and Schmallenberg viruses.Shin Murakami, Akiko Takenaka-Uema, Tomoya Kobayashi, Kentaro Kato, Masayuki Shimojima, Massimo Palmarini and Taisuke Horimoto. Journal of Virology. 2017 May 24. pii: JVI.00503-17. doi: 10.1128/ JVI.00503-17.
  44. Characterization of tabanid flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in South Africa and Zambia and detection of protozoan parasites they are harbouring. Taioe MO, Motloang MY, Namangala B3, Chota A, Molefe NI, Musinguzi SP, Suganuma K, Hayes P, Tsilo TJ, Chainey J, Inoue N, Thekisoe OMM., Parasitology. 2017 May 15:1-17. doi:10. 1017/ S0031182017000440. [Epub ahead of print]
  45. An ATP-Based Luciferase Viability Assay for Animal African Trypanosomes Using a 96-Well Plate. Keisuke Suganuma, Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe, Noboru Inoue, Cell Viability Assays. Volume 1601 of the series Methods in Molecular Biology pp 89-95.
  46. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and pigs in North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Josef Tuda, Sri Adiani, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, , Kousuke Umeda, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. Available online 2 May 2017. In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users
  47. Immunization with Toxoplasma gondii peroxiredoxin 1 induces protective immunity against toxoplasmosis in mice.Ragab M. Fereig, Yasuhiro Kuroda, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Motamed Elsayed Mahmoud, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, PLoS One. 2017 Apr 27;12(4):e0176324. doi:10.1371 /journal.pone. 0176324. eCollection 2017.
  48. The establishment of in vitro culture and drug screening systems for a newly isolated strain of Trypanosoma equiperdum. Keisuke Suganuma, Shino Yamasaki, Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe, Peter Simon Musinguzi, Batdorj Davaasuren, Ehab Mossaad, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Banzragch Battur, Badgar Battsetseg, Noboru Inoue, International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. Available online 13 April 2017. In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users
  49. Evaluation of immunochromatographic test (ICT) strips for the serological detection of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina infection in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia. Azirwan Guswanto, Puttik Allamanda, Euis Siti Mariamah, Tserendorf Munkjargal, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Hitoshi Takemae, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Veterinary Parasitology.Available online 10 April 2017.In Press, Corrected Proof — Note to users
  50. Trypanosoma vivax is the second leading cause of camel trypanosomosis in Sudan after Trypanosoma evansi. Ehab Mossaad, Bashir Salim, Keisuke Suganuma, Peter Musinguzi, Mohammed A. Hassan, E. A. Elamin, G. E. Mohammed, Amel O. Bakhiet, Xuenan Xuan, Rawan A. Satti and Noboru Inoue, Parasites & Vectors. 2017 Apr 13; 10(1):176. doi: 10.1186/s13071-017-2117-5.
  51. Molecular characterization of Fasciola flukes obtained from wild sika deer and domestic cattle in Hokkaido, Japan.Madoka Ichikawa-Seki, Tomoko Shiroma, Tatsuya Kariya, Ryo Nakao, Yuma Ohari, Kei Hayashi, Shinya Fukumoto,.Parasitology International. Available online 7 April 2017,In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users.
  52. Gene and protein expression of a soluble form of CTLA-4 in a healthy dog. Michihito Tagawa, Yuhei Yamamoto, Genya Shimbo, Aiko Iguchi, Xuenan Xuan, Mizuki Tomihari, Kazuro Miyahara. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2017; Vol. 79 (2017) No. 5 May p. 871-875
  53. Identification and characterization of guanosine 5′-monophosphate reductase of Trypanosoma congolense as a drug target. Albertus Eka Yudistira Sarwono, Keisuke Suganuma, Shinya Mitsuhashi, Tadashi Okada, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Kengo Shigetomi, Noboru Inoue, Makoto Ubukata,. Parasitology International. Available online 31 March 2017,In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users
  54. Distribution of follicles in canine ovarian tissues and xenotransplantation of cryopreserved ovarian tissues with even distribution of follicles. Wakasa I, Hayashi M, Abe Y, Suzuki H, Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 52 Suppl (2):219-223, APR 2017.
  55. Lactate dehydrogenase in Toxoplasma gondii controls virulence, bradyzoite differentiation, and chronic infection.Abdelbaset E. Abdelbaset, Barbara A. Fox, Mohamed H. Karram, Mahmoud R. Abd Ellah, David J. Bzik, Makoto Igarashi,. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 21;12(3):e0173745. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0173745. eCollection 2017.
  56. Effects of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) inhibitors on the growth of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in vitro. Ketsarin Kamyingkird, Shinuo Cao, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Akram Salama, Ahmed Abdelmoniem Mousa, Artemis Efstratiou, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Xuenan Xuan,. Experimental Parasitology. Available online 9 March 2017. In Press, Accepted Manuscript — Note to users
  57. Trypanocidal activity, cytotoxicity and histone modifications induced by malformin A1 isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus tubingensis IFM 63452. Notarte KI, Nakao Y, Yaguchi T, Bungihan M, Suganuma K and dela Cruz TE,. Mycosphere. 8(1): 111–120 (2017)
  58. Inorganic nanoparticles kill Toxoplasma gondii via changes in redox status and mitochondrial membrane potential.Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Yuho Murata, Tatsuki Sugi, Kentaro Kato,. International Journal of Nanomedicine. 28 February 2017 Volume 2017:12 Pages 1647—1661
  59. Configuration-dependent variability of the effect of an electric field on the plasma glucocorticoid level in immobilized mice. Takuya Hori, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Shinji Harakawa,. Bioelectromagnetics. 2017 Feb 25. doi: 10.1002/bem.22042. [Epub ahead of print]
  60. Involvement of β-defensin 130 (DEFB130) in the macrophage microbicidal mechanisms for killing Plasmodium falciparum. Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Ryo Takano, Atsushi Furukawa, Fumi Murakoshi & Kentaro Kato, Scientific Reports.2017; 7: 41772.Published online 2017 Feb 9.
  61. Involvement of host defense mechanisms against Toxoplasma gondii infection in anhedonic and despair-like behaviors in mice. Motamed E. Mahmoud, Ragab Fereig and Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Infection and Immunity. 2017 Jan 30. pii: IAI.00007-17. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00007-17. [Epub ahead of print]
  62. Effects of Thai piperaceae plant extracts on Neospora caninum infection. Arpron Leesombun, Sookruetai Boonmasawai, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. Available online 27 January 2017
  63. Time-dependent changes in the suppressive effect of electric field exposure on immobilization-induced plasma glucocorticoid increase in mice. Shinji Harakawa, Takuya Hori, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Bioelectromagnetics. 2017 Jan 28. doi: 10.1002/bem.22037. [Epub ahead of print]
  64. Molecular detection and genetic chracterization of Babesia, Theileria and Anaplasma amongst apparently healthy sheep and goats in the central region of Turkey. Mo Zhou, Shinuo Cao, Ferda Sevinc, Mutlu Sevinc, Onur Ceylan, Sepil Ekici, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Guanbo Wang, Aiko Iguchi, Patrick Vudriko, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 8, Issue 2, February 2017, Pages 246–252
  65. First report on Babesia vogeli infection in dogs in the Philippines. Adrian P. Ybañez, Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez, MaxFrancis G. Talle, Mingming Liu, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. Volume 66, Issue 1, February 2017, Pages 813–815
  66. Initial development of Babesia ovata in the tick midgut. Hiroki Maeda, Takeshi Hatta, M. Abdul Alim, Daigo Tsubokawa, Fusako Mikami, Kodai Kusakisako, Makoto Matsubayashi, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Naotoshi Tsuji, Tetsuya Tanaka, Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 233, 15 January 2017, Pages 39–42
  67. Molecular detection and genetic diversity of bovine Babesia spp., Theileria orientalis, and Anaplasma marginale in beef cattle in Thailand. Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Shinuo Cao, Aiko Iguchi, Mingming Liu, Guanbo Wang, Mo Zhou, Patrick Vudriko, Artemis Efstratiou, Tanasak Changbunjong, Sivapong Sungpradit, Parntep Ratanakorn, Walasinee Moonarmart, Poonyapat Sedwisai, Thekhawet Weluwanarak, Witsanu Wongsawang, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology Research. February 2017, Volume 116, Issue 2, pp 751–762
  68. First molecular detection of tick-borne pathogens in dogs from Jiangxi, China. Weiqing ZHENG, Mingming LIU, Paul Franck Adjou MOUMOUNI, Xiaoqing LIU, Artemis EFSTRATIOU, Zhanbin LIU, Yangqing LIU, Huiying TAO, Huanping GUO, Guanbo WANG, Yang GAO, Zifen LI, Aaron Edmund RINGO, Charoonluk JIRAPATTHARASATE, Haiying CHEN, Xuenan XUAN,Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2016 Nov 26. [Epub ahead of print]
  69. Expression of truncated Babesia microti apical membrane protein 1 and rhoptry neck protein 2 and evaluation of their protective efficacy. Guanbo Wang, Artemis Efstratiou, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Huanping Guo, Yang Gao, Shinuo Cao, Mo zhou, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ikuo Igarashi, Xuenan Xuan, Experimental Parasitology. Volume 172, January 2017, Pages 5–11
  70. Evaluation of recombinant antigens in combination and single formula for diagnosis of feline toxoplasmosis.Abdelbaset Eweda Abdelbaset, Hend Alhasan, Doaa Salman, Mohamed Hassan Karram, Mahmoud Abd Ellah Rushdi, Xuan Xuenan, Makoto Igarashi, Experimental Parasitology. Volume 172, January 2017, Pages 1–4
  71. Seroprevalence of Babesia bovis, B. bigemina, Trypanosoma evansi, and Anaplasma marginale antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt. Ragab M. Fereig, Samy G.A. Mohamed, Hassan Y.A.H. Mahmoud, Mahmoud Rezk AbouLaila, Azirwan Guswanto, Thu-Thuy Nguyen, Adel Elsayed Ahmed Mohamed, Noboru Inoue, Ikuo Igarashi, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 8, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 125–131