Publication List in 2018

  1. Inhibitory effects of Uncaria tomentosa bark, Myrtus communis roots, Origanum vulgare leaves and Cuminum cyminum seeds extracts against the growth of Babesia and Theileria in vitro. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Hazem Mohammed Shaheen, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Jpn. J. Vet. Parasitol. Vol. 17. No. 1 2018 p1-13
  2. Introduction to the biology of the pathogens and vectors The Symposium on The 70th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of Medical Entomology and Zoology. Shinya Fukumoto, Medical Entomology and Zoology. 2018 Volume69 Issue3 Pages147
  3. 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. Volume 56, Issue 8, 1 November 2018, Pages 1033–1037
  4. Tick-Borne Pathogens in Ixodid Ticks from Poyang Lake Region, Southeastern China. Wei Qing Zheng, Xuenan Xuan, Ren Long Fu, Hui Ying Tao, Yang Qing Liu, Xiao Qing Liu, Dong Mei Li, Hong Mei Ma, Hai Ying Chen, The Korean Journal of Parasitology. 2018; 56(6): 589-596.
  5. Probucol induces the generation of lipid peroxidation products in erythrocytes and plasma of male cynomolgus macaques. Mototada Shichiri, Noriko Ishida, Yoshihisa Hagihara, Yasukazu Yoshida, Aiko Kume, Hiroshi Suzuki, Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. 2019 Mar;64(2):129-1422
  6. The effects of trans-chalcone and chalcone hydrate on the growth of Babesia and Theileria. Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Amany Magdy Beshbishy, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Hazem Mohammed Shaheen, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, bioRxiv. November 27, 2018.
  7. Detection of gastrointestinal parasites in small-scale poultry layer farms in Leyte, Philippines. Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez, Kurt Jimwell G. Resuelo, Ara Patrice M. Kintanar and Adrian P. Ybañez, Veterinary World. 11(11): 1587-1591
  8. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep from northern China. Gao Y., Guo H.P., Adjou Moumouni P.F., Sun M., Liu M.M., Efstratiou A., Lee S.H.,Wang G.B., Li J.X., Li Y.C., Ringo A.E., Galon E., Masatani T., Du J.G.* and Xuan X.N.*,Tropical Biomedicine. 35(3): 664–668 (2018)
  9. Identification and genetic characterization of Piroplasmida and Anaplasmataceae agents in feeding Amblyomma variegatum ticks from Benin. Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Huanping Guo, Yang Gao, Mingming Liu, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Eloiza May Galon, Patrick Vudriko, RikaUmemiya-Shirafuji, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Xuenan Xuan, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 14, December 2018, Pages 137-143
  10. Identification of Moraxella lacunata from pulmonary abscesses in three zoo herbivores. Kyoo-Tae Kim, Seung-Hun Lee, Dongmi Kwak, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2018 Oct 29. doi:10.1292/ jvms. 18-0455. [Epub ahead of print]
  11. Angiostoma namekuji n. sp. (Nematoda: Angiostomatidae) from terrestrial slugs on Oshiba Island in the Seto Inland Sea, Japan. Tsukasa Waki, Akina Hino, Kousuke Umeda, Systematic Parasitology. November 2018, Volume 95, Issue 8–9, pp 913–920
  12. Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase Is a Key Host Factor for Toxoplasma GRA15-Dependent Disruption of the Gamma Interferon-Induced Antiparasitic Human Response. Hironori Bando, Youngae Lee, Naoya Sakaguchi, Ariel Pradipta, Ji Su Ma, Shun Tanaka, Yihong Cai, Jianfa Liu, Jilong Shen, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Miwa Sasai, Masahiro Yamamoto, MBio. 2018 Sep-Oct; 9(5): e01738-18.
  13. Inhibitory effects of fluoroquinolone antibiotics on Babesia divergens and Babesia microti, blood parasites of veterinary and zoonotic importance. Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Mahmoud AbouLaila, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Azirwan Guswanto, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Infection and Drug Resistance. 28 Sep 2018, 11:1605-1615
  14. How does Toxoplama gondii invade host cells? Kentaro Kato, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 04 Oct 2018, 80(11):1702-1706
  15. Eimeria species in cattle with diarrhoea in the Republic of Korea regarding age, season and nature of diarrhoea.Seung-Hun Lee, Ha-Young Kim, Haeseung Lee, Jong Wan Kim, Yu-Ran Lee, Myeong Ju Chae, Sang-Ik Oh, Jong Ho Kim, Man Hee Rhee, Oh-Deog Kwon, Youn-Kyoung Goo, Tae-Hwan Kim, Paul John L Geraldino and Dongmi Kwak, Veterinary Record.2018 Sep 21. Volume 183, Issue 16
  16. Molecular detection and characterization of tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial pathogens isolated from cattle on Pemba Island, Tanzania. Aaron Edmond Ringo, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Seung-Hun Lee, Mingming Liu, Yussuf Haji Khamis, Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Weiqing Zheng, Artemis Efstratiou, Eloiza May Galon, Jixu Li, Saruda Tiwananthagorn, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Oriel Thekisoe, Xuenan Xuan, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 6, September 2018, Pages 1437-1445
  17. Establishment of a mouse-tick infection model for Theileria orientalis and analysis of its transcriptome. Kyoko Hayashida, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Junya Yamagishi, Yutaka Suzuki, Chihiro Sugimoto, Naoaki Yokoyama, International Journal for Parasitology. Volume 48, Issue 12, October 2018, Pages 915-924
  18. Toxoplasma Effector TgIST Targets Host IDO1 to Antagonize the IFN-γ-Induced Anti-Parasitic Response in Human Cells. Hironori Bando, Naoya Sakaguchi, Youngae Lee, Ariel Pradipta, Ji S. Ma, Shun Tanaka, De-hua Lai, Jianfa Liu, Zhao-Rong Lun, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Miwa Sasai and Masahiro Yamamoto, Frontiers in Immunology. 19 Sep 2018, 9:2073
  19. Genetic analysis of Babesia isolates from cattle with clinical babesiosis in Sri Lanka. Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Atambekova Zhyldyz, Hemal Kothalawala, Palitha Rohana Yapa, Ratnam Kanagaratnam, Singarayar Caniciyas Vimalakumar, Thuduwege Sanath Abeysekera, Amitha Sampath Weerasingha, Junya Yamagishi, Ikuo Igarashi, Seekkuge Susil Priyantha Silva, Naoaki Yokoyama, Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 25 Oct 2018, 56(11)
  20. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections in cattle in Mongolia. Baldorj Pagmadulam, Punsantsogvoo Myagmarsuren, Ragab M. Fereig, Makoto Igarashi, Naoaki Yokoyama, Badgar Battsetseg, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 14, December 2018, Pages 11-17
  21. The Kinase IKKβ Regulates a STING- and NF-κB-Dependent Antiviral Response Pathway in Drosophila. Akira Goto, Kiyoshi Okado, Nelson Martins, Hua Cai, Vincent Barbier, Olivier Lamiable, Laurent Troxler, Estelle Santiago, Lauriane Kuhn, Donggi Paik, Neal Silverman, Andreas Holleufer, Rune Hartmann, Jiyong Liu, Tao Peng, Jules A. Hoffmann, Carine Meignin, Laurent Daeffler, Jean-Luc Imler, Immunity. 14 Aug 2018, 49(2):225-234.e4
  22. Food Safety Analysis of Milk and Beef in Southwestern Uganda. Keneth Iceland Kasozi, Phyllis Candy Natabo, Sarah Namubiru, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Andrew Tamale and Pwaveno H. Bamaiyi, Journal of Environmental and Public Health.Volume 2018, Article ID 1627180, 7 pages
  23. C190A knockdown mutation in sodium channel domain II of pyrethroid-resistant Rhipicephalus appendiculatus.Patrick Vudriko, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, James Okwee-Acai, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Joseph Byaruhanga, John Son Bbira, Kozo Fujisaki, Xuenan Xuan, Hiroshi Suzuki, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 08 Aug 2018, 9(6):1590-1593
  24. Seroprevalence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Neospora caninum in cattle in the southern Kyushu region of Japan. Tatsunori Masatani, Ragab M. Fereig, Konosuke Otomaru, Shingo Ishikawa, Isshu Kojima, Seiji Hobo, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 6, December 2018, Pages 763-767
  25. Characterization of the suppressive effects of extremely-low-frequency electric fields on a stress-induced increase in the plasma glucocorticoid level in mice. Takuya Hori, Takaki Nedachi, Hiroshi Suzuki, Shinji Harakawa,Bioelectromagnetics. Volume39 Issue7 October 2018 Pages 516-528
  26. Antibacterial, cytotoxic and trypanocidal activities of marine-derived fungi isolated from Philippine macroalgae and seagrasses. Kin Israel Notarte, Takashi Yaguchi, Keisuke Suganuma, Thomas Edison dela Cruz, Acta Botanica Croatica.Volume 77. Issue 2. 16 Oct 2018. Page 141–151
  27. Serological and molecular prevalence of equine piroplasmosis in Western Java, Indonesia. Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Umi Cahyaningsih, Amrozi Amrozi, Yusuf Ridwan, Srihadi Agungpriyono, Dharmawaty Muhammad Taher, Azirwan Guswanto, Sambuu Gantuya, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 14, December 2018, Pages 1-6
  28. Exploring Amino Acid-Capped Nanoparticles for Selective Anti-Parasitic Action and Improved Host Biocompatibility.Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Yuho Murata, Tatsuki Sugi, Yongmei Han, Kentaro Kato, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology.Volume 14, Number 5, May 2018, pp. 847-867
  29. Metal nanoparticles restrict the growth of protozoan parasites. Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe, Oluwakemi Josephine Awakan, Charles Obiora Nwonuma, Omokolade Oluwaseyi Alejolowo, Tomilola Olaolu, Rotdelmwa Filibus Maimako, Keisuke Suganuma, Yongmei Han & Kentaro Kato, Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology. 2018 Jul 22:1-9. doi: 10. 1080/21691401. 2018.1489267. [Epub ahead of print]
  30. α-Tocopheryl succinate-suppressed development of cerebral malaria in mice. Aiko Kume, Shunji Kasai, Hana Furuya, Hiroshi Suzuki, Parasitology Research. October 2018, Volume 117, Issue 10, pp 3177–3182
  31. Molecular and histopathological characterization of Cryptosporidium and Eimeria species in bats in Japan. Fumi Murakoshi, Kenji Koyama, Takumi Akasaka, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Kentaro Kato, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2018 年 80 巻 9 号 p. 1395-1399
  32. 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 63, Issue 2, Pages 433–433
  33. Neospora caninum dense granule protein 7 regulates pathogenesis of neosporosis by modulating host immune response. Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Naomi Shimoda, Ragab M. Fereig, Tomoya Moritaka, Kousuke Umeda, Maki Nishimura, Fumiaki Ihara, Kaoru Kobayashi, Yuu Himori, Yutaka Suzuki and Hidefumi Furuoka, Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2018 Jul 13. pii: AEM.01350-18. doi: 10.1128/ AEM. 01350-18. [Epub ahead of print]
  34. Historical review and insights on the livestock tick-borne disease research of a developing country: The Philippine scenario. Adrian P.Ybañez, Claro N. Mingala, Rochelle Haidee D.Ybañez, Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 262-266
  35. Current situation of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii infection among beef cattle in Kanchanaburi, Ratchaburi and Nakhon Patom provinces, Thailand. Ruenruetai Udonsom, Yaowalark Sukthana, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Ragab M. Fereig, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 2018. 48(3): 403-409
  36. Differential Gene Expression Profile of Human Neutrophils Cultured with Plasmodium falciparum-Parasitized Erythrocytes. Mohamad Alaa Terkawi, Ryo Takano and Kentaro Kato, Journal of Immunology Research. Volume 2018, Article ID 6709424, 8 pages
  37. Construction of an Adenovirus Vaccine Expressing the Cross-reactive Antigen AMA1 for Neospora caninum andToxoplasma gondii and Its Immune Response in an Animal Model. Lijun Jia, Huanping Guo, Mingming Liu, Yang Gao, Lei Zhang, Hang Li, Suzhu Xie, Ningning Zhang, Iranian Journal of Parasitology. 2018. 13(2):235-243.
  38. Molecular epidemiology of Babesia species, Theileria parva, and Anaplasma marginale infecting cattle and the tick control malpractices in central and eastern Uganda. Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Patrick Vudriko, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Azirwan Guswanto, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Sambuu Gantuya, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Simon Peter Musinguzi, Mariam Komugisha, Jonh Son Bbira, James Okwee-Acai, Robert Tweyongyere, Eddie M. Wampande, Joseph Byaruhanga, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 6, September 2018, Pages 1475-1483
  39. Molecular survey and characterization of Theileria annulata and Ehrlichia ruminantium in cattle from Northwest China. Huanping Guo, Chunsheng Yin, Eloiza May Galon, Jige Du, Yang Gao, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Artemis Efstratiou, Seung-Hun Lee, Jixu Li, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Guanbo Wang, Yongchang Li, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 6, December 2018, Pages 679-683
  40. Identification of the antigenic region of Neospora caninum dense granule protein 7 using ELISA. Hanan H. Abdelbaky, Ragab M. Fereig, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 6, December 2018, Pages 675-678
  41. The utility of an rTeGM6-4r-based immunochromatographic test for the serological diagnosis of non-tsetse-transmitted equine trypanosomosis in rural areas of Mongolia. Daiki Mizushima, Tovuu Amgalanbaatar, Batdorj Davaasuren, Nthatisi Innocentia Molefe, Banzragch Battur, Badgar Battsetseg, Noboru Inoue, Naoaki Yokoyama, Keisuke Suganuma, Parasitology Research. September 2018, Volume 117, Issue 9, pp 2913–2919
  42. Screening of a library of traditional Chinese medicines to identify anti-malarial compounds and extracts. Motohiro Nonaka, Yuho Murata, Ryo Takano, Yongmei Han, Md. Hazzaz Bin Kabir and Kentaro Kato, Malaria Journal. 2018 Jun 25;17(1):244. doi: 10.1186/s12936-018-2392-4.
  43. The first clinical cases of Haemoproteus infection in a snowy owl (Bubo scandiacus) and a goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) at a zoo in the Republic of Korea. Seung-Hun Lee, Dongmi Kwak, Kyoo-Tae Kim, Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. Vol. 80 (2018), No. 8 pp. 1255-1258.
  44. Development and evaluation of the first immunochromatographic test that can detect specific antibodies againstCryptosporidium parvum. Ragab M. Fereig, Hanan H. Abdelbaky, Fumiaki Ihara, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Acta Tropica. Volume 185, September 2018, Pages 349-356
  45. Development of a bsd‐blasticidin selection system in Plasmodium berghei. Akira Soga, Mami Ko‐ketsu, Shinya Fukumoto. FEBS Letter. Volume592, Issue11, June 2018,Pages 1847-1855
    2018.05.27　論文発表
  46. In vitro antiparasitic effects of six beverages on the growth of Babesia and Theileria parasites. Mahmoud Rezk Aboulaila, Mohamed A Rizk, Shimaa El-Sayed, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi. Annals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Vol 3, No 1 (2018)
  47. Epidemiological survey of a cervine Theileria in wild deer, questing ticks, and cattle in Hokkaido, Japan. Shunya Shibata, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Ikuo Igarashi, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Hisashi Inokuma, Shinya Fukumoto, Naoaki Yokoyam. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 5, July 2018, Pages 1235-1240
  48. Author Correction: Genetic homogeneity of goat malaria parasites in Asia and Africa suggests their expansion with domestic goat host. Morakot Kaewthamasorn, Mika Takeda, Tawee Saiwichai, Jesse N. Gitaka, Sonthaya Tiawsirisup, Yuhei Imasato, Ehab Mossaad, Ali Sarani, Winai Kaewlamun, Manun Channumsin, Suchart Chaiworakul, Wichit Katepongpun, Surapong Teeveerapunya, Jarus Panthong, Dominic K. Mureithi, Saw Bawm, Lat Lat Htun, Mar Mar Win, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Keisuke Suganuma, Hassan Hakimi, Ryo Nakao, Ken Katakura, Masahito Asada & Osamu Kaneko,Scientific Reports. 2018 May 11;8(1):7641.
  49. Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and other intestinal parasites in cats in Tokachi sub-prefecture, Japan. Doaa Salman, Wilawan Pumidonming, Eiji Oohashi, Makoto Igarashi. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 02 May 2018, 80(6):960-967
  50. The effects of nitidine chloride and camptothecin on the growth of Babesia and Theileria parasites. Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Azirwan Guswanto, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Sambuu Gantuya, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Patrick Vudriko, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 5, July 2018, Pages 1192-1201
  51. Serological and molecular detection of Theileria equi and Babesia caballi in Philippine horses. Adrian P Ybañez, Rochelle Haidee D Ybañez, Maxfrancis G Talle, Rinna Marie T Arreglo, Mary Janniel C Geens, Jun Gelacio I Villas III, Stephanie R Villar, Charmen L Laruga, Shinuo Cao, Franck Paul Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Ikuo Igarashi, Xuenan Xuan. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 5, July 2018, Pages 1125-1128
  52. Establishment of a stable transfection system for genetic manipulation of Babesia gibsoni. Mingming Liu, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Masahito Asada, Hassan Hakimi, Tatsunori Masatani, Patrick Vudriko, Seung-Hun Lee, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Junya Yamagishi and Xuenan Xuan. Parasites & Vectors. 2018 Apr 23;11(1):260.
    2018.04.23　論文発表
  53. Serosurvey of Babesia bovis and Babesia bigemina in cattle in Mongolia. Badgar Battsetseg, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naranbaatar Khandsuren, Sandagdorj Narantsatsral, Punsantsogvoo Myagmarsuren, Batsaikhan Enkhtaivan, Batdorj Davaasuren, Daiki Mizushima, Gayani Weerasooriya, Ikuo Igarashi, Banzragch Battur, Naoaki Yokoyama. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 13, August 2018, Pages 85-91
  54. Utilization of real time PCR for the assessment of egg burden in the organs of Schistosoma japonicumexperimentally infected mice. Minh-Anh Dang-Trinh, Jose Ma M Angeles, Kharleezelle J Moendeg, Adrian Miki C Macalanda, Luna Higuchi, Chiho Oto, Masashi Kirinoki, Yuichi Chigusa, Shin-ichiro Kawazu. Experimental Parasitology. Available online 18 April 2018
  55. The development of oocytes in the ovary of a parthenogenetic tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis. Ryo Mihara, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Yasuyuki Abe, Tomohide Matsuo, Noriyuki Horiuchi, Suguru Kawano, Kozo Fujisaki, Hiroshi Suzuki.Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 4, August 2018, Pages 465–471
  56. Prevalence of antibodies against severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in shelter dogs in the Republic of Korea. Seung-Hun Lee, Hyun-Joo Kim, Min-Jung Lee, Jae-Won Byun, Da-Young Kim, Neung-Hee Kim, Doo-Hwan Kim, Dongmi Kwak, Hae-Eun Kang, Hyang-Mi Nam. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 2, February 2018, Pages 183-187
  57. Evaluation of the protective effect of a prime-boost strategy with plasmid DNA followed by recombinant adenovirus expressing BmAMA1 as vaccines against Babesia microti infection in hamster. Guanbo Wang, Longzheng Yu, Artemis Efstratiou, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Huanping Guo, Yang Gao, Shinuo Cao, Mo Zhou, Jixu Li, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Xuenan Xuan. Acta Parasitologica. 2018 Jun 26; 63(2): 368-374.
  58. Identification and characterization of interchangeable cross-species functional promoters between Babesia gibsoniand Babesia bovis. Mingming Liu, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Shinuo Cao, Masahito Asada, Guanbo Wang, Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Jixu Li, Patrick Vudriko, Artemis Efstratiou, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Seung-Hun Lee, Hassan Hakimi, Tatsunori Masatani, Fujiko Sunaga, Shin-ichiro Kawazu, Junya Yamagishi, Lijun Jia, Noboru Inoue, Xuenan Xuan, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 2018 Feb;9(2):330-333.
  59. Molecular analysis of tick-borne protozoan and rickettsial pathogens in small ruminants from two South African provinces. Aaron Edmond Ringo, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Moeti Taioe, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate, Mingming Liu, Guanbo Wang, Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Seung-Hun Lee, Weiqing Zheng, Artemis Efstratiou, Jixu Li, Noboru Inoue, Hiroshi Suzuki, Oriel Thekisoe, Xuenan Xuan, Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 144-149
  60. Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence of natural infection in pigeons and ducks from middle and upper Egypt using serological, histopathological, and immunohistochemical diagnostic methods. Hany M Ibrahim, Gamalat Y Osman, Azza H Mohamed, Abduladeem GM Al-Selwi, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Fathy Abdel-Ghaffar. Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports. Volume 13, August 2018, Pages 45–49.
  61. The application of the HyPer fluorescent sensor in the real-time detection of H2O2 in Babesia bovis merozoites in vitro. Masahito Asada, Hassan Hakimi, Shin-ichiro Kawazu. Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 255, 15 May 2018, Pages 78-82
  62. Chemical tick control practices in southwestern and northwestern Uganda. Patrick Vudriko James Okwee-Acai Joseph Byaruhanga Dickson Stuart Tayebwa Samuel George Okech Robert Tweyongyere Eddie M. Wampande Anna Rose Ademun Okurut Kenneth Mugabi Jeanne Bukeka Muhindo Jesca Lukanga Nakavuma Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji Xuenan Xuan Hiroshi Suzuki. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Available online 15 March 2018 In Press, Accepted Manuscript
  63. Peroxiredoxins are important for the regulation of hydrogen peroxide concentrations in ticks and tick cell line.Kodai Kusakisako, Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Melbourne Rio Talactac, Kentaro Yoshii, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka, Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 4, May 2018, Pages 872-881
  64. Haemoparasitic agents associated with ovine babesiosis: A possible negative interaction between Babesia ovis andTheileria ovis. Ferda Sevinc, Mo Zhou, Shinuo Cao, Onur Ceylan, Mehmet Fatih Aydin, Mutlu Sevinc, Xuenan Xuan.Veterinary Parasitology. Volume 252, 15 March 2018, Pages 143–147
  65. 17-DMAG inhibits the multiplication of several Babesia species and Theileria equi on in vitro cultures, and Babesia microti in mice. Azirwan Guswanto, Arifin Budiman Nugraha, Bumduuren Tuvshintulga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Mohamed Abdo Rizk, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Sambuu Gantuya, Thillaiampalam Sivakumar, Naoaki Yokoyama, Ikuo Igarashi. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. Volume 8, Issue 1, April 2018, Pages 104-111.
    2018.03.01　論文発表
  66. First molecular evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in rodent population of Nanchang, China. Weiqing Zheng, Yangqing Liu, Huiying Tao, Zifen Li, Xuenan Xuan, Xiaoqing Liu, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Yayun Wu, Wenqing Liu, Haiying Chen. Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2018 Feb 28. 71(2): p129-133.
  67. Lanostane triterpenoids from Fomitopsis officinalis and their trypanocidal activity. Shinen Naranmandakh, Toshihiro Murata, Batsukh Odonbayar, Keisuke Suganuma, Javzan Batkhuu, Kenroh Sasaki. Journal of Natural Medicines. March 2018, Volume 72, Issue 2, pp 523–529
  68. Detection and molecular characterization of tick-borne pathogens infecting sheep and goats in Blue Nile and West Kordofan states in Sudan. Seung-Hun Lee, Ehab Mossaad, Abdalla Mohamed Ibrahim, Ahmed Ali Ismail, Paul Franck Adjou Moumouni, Mingming Liu, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Yang Gao, Huanping Guo, Jixu Li, Artemis Efstratiou, Peter Musinguzi, Tamador E.E. Angara, Keisuke Suganuma, Noboru Inoue, Xuenan Xuan. Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2018, Pages 598-604.
  69. Screening of chemical compound libraries identified new anti-Toxoplasma gondii agents. Oluyomi Stephen Adeyemi, Tatsuki Sugi, Yongmei Han, Kentaro Kato. Parasitology Research. February 2018, Volume 117, Issue 2, pp 355–363.
  70. Evaluation of Schistosoma japonicum thioredoxin peroxidase-1 as a potential circulating antigen target for the diagnosis of Asian schistosomiasis. Adrian Miki C. Macalanda, Jose Ma. M Angeles, Kharleezelle J. Moendeg, Anh Tm. Dang, Luna Higuchi, Noboru Inoue, Xuenan Xuan, Masashi Kirinoki, Yuichi Chigusa, Lydia R. Leonardo, Elena A. Villacorte, Pilarita T. Rivera, Yasuyuki Goto, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu. Journal of Veterinary Medical Science. 2018 Feb 2;80(1):156-163.
  71. Fertilizing ability of canine spermatozoa cryopreserved with skim milk-based extender in a retrospective study. Abe Y, Yokozawa S, Umemiya-Shirafuji R, Moumouni P, Suwa Y, Suzuki H. Reproduction in Domestic Animals. 2018 Feb;53(1):237-242.
  72. Toxoplasma gondii RON4 binds to heparan sulfate on the host cell surface. Hitoshi Takemae, Kyousuke Kobayashi, Tatsuki Sugi, Yongmei Han, Haiyan Gong, Akiko Ishiwa, Frances C. Recuenco, Fumi Murakoshi, Ryo Takano, Yuho Murata, Kisaburo Nagamune, Taisuke Horimoto, Hiroomi Akashi, Kentaro Kato. Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 123-130
  73. Immunofluorescent detection in the ovary of host antibodies against a secretory ferritin injected into femaleHaemaphysalis longicornis ticks. Remil Linggatong Galay, Tomohide Matsuo, Emmanuel Pacia Hernandez, Melbourne Rio Talactac, Kodai Kusakisako, Rika Umemiya-Shirafuji, Masami Mochizuki, Kozo Fujisaki, Tetsuya Tanaka. Parasitology International. Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 119-122
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