PUBLICATIONS
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.
The important thing is not to stop questioning.”
75. Oct 2024 Sikatarii SR, Kajihara M, Wei Z, Lokpathirage S, Muthusinghe D, Mori-Kajihara A, Changula K, Qiu Y, Ndebe J, Hang'ombe BM, Kikuchi F, Hayashi A, Suzuki M, Kamiyama H, Arai S, Takada A, Yoshimatsu K.
Development of a seroepidemiological tool for bat-borne and shrew-borne hantaviruses and its application using samples from Zambia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, accepted.
74. Oct 2024 Harima H, Qiu Y, Sasaki M, Ndebe J, Penjaninge K, Simulundu E, Kajihara M, Ohuma A, Matsuno K, Nao N, Orba Y, Takada A,
Ishihara K, Hall WW, Hang'ombe BM, Sawa H.
A first report of rotavirus B from Zambian pigs leading to the discovery of a novel VP4 genotype P[9].
Virology Journal, 21(1):263.
73. July 2024 Kishimoto M, Itakura Y, Tabata K, Komagome R, Yamaguchi H, Ogasawara K, Nakao R, Qiu Y, Sato K, Kawabata H, Kajihara M,
Monma N, Seto J, Shigeno A, Horie M, sasaki M, Hall WW, Sawa H, Orba Y.
Divergent Beiji nairoviruses and related viruses are widely distributed in Ixodes ticks in Japan.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 15(6):102380.
72. Apr 2024 Ichikawa T, Qiu Y, Ando S, Takeuchi Y, Nagasaka A.
The case of Mediterranean spotted fever of the traveler returned from Zambia.
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, 15(4):102347.
71. Oct 2023 Orba Y, Abu YE, Chambaro HM, Lundu T, Muleya W, Eshita Y, Qiu Y, Harima H, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Matsuno K, Sasaki M,
Hall WW, Hang’ombe BM, Sawa H.
Expanding diversity of bunyaviruses identified in mosquitoes.
Scientific Reports, 13(1):18165.
70. Sep 2023 Ndebe J, Harima H, Chambaro H, Sasaki M, Yamagishi J, Kalonda A, Shawa M, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Takada A, Sawa H, Saasa N,
Simulundu E.
Prevalence and Genomic Characterization of Rotavirus A from Domestic Pigs in Zambia: Evidence for Porcine-Human Interspecies
Transmission.
Pathogens, 12(10):1199.
69. Aug 2023 Ogata S, Umemiya-Shirafuji R, Kusakisako K, Kakisaka K, Chatanga E, Hayashi N, Taya Y, Ohari Y, Pandey GS, Adbelbaset AE, Qiu Y,
Matsuno K, Nonaka N, Nakao R.
Investigation of vertical and horizontal transmission of Spiroplasma in ticks under laboratory conditions.
Scientific Reports, 13, 13265.
68. Jun 2023 Harima H, Qiu Y, Yamagishi J, Kajihara M, Changula K, Okuya K, Isono M, Yamaguchi T, Ogawa H, Nao N, Sasaki M, Simulundu E, Mweene AS, Sawa H, Ishihara K, Hang’ombe BM, Takada A.
Surveillance, isolation, and genetic characterization of bat herpesviruses in Zambia.
Viruses, 15(6), 1369.
67. Apr 2023 Itokawa K, Sato K, Qiu Y, Changula K, Kawai N, Hayashida K, Ndebe J, Hang'ombe BM, Sawa H, Kasai S, Akeda Y, Kawabata H.
Genome sequence of a clinical isolate of the human pathogenic Borrelia fainii, strain Qtaro.
Microbiology Resource Announcements, 12, e0131822.
66. Jan 2023 Kallu SA, Ndebe J, Qiu Y, Nakao R, Simuunza MC.
Prevalence and association of trypanosomes and Sodalis glossinidius in tsetse flies from the Kafue National Park in Zambia.
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 8(2), 80.
65. Jan 2023 Kainga H, Chatanga E, Phonera MC, Kothowa JP, Dzimbiri P, Kamwendo G, Mulavu M, Khumalo CS, Changula K, Chambaro H,
Harima H, Kajihara M, Mkandawire K, Chikungwa P, Chulu J, Njunga G, Chitanga S, Mubemba B, Sasaki M, Orba Y, Qiu Y,
Yamagishi J, Simulundu E, Takada A, Namangala B, Sawa H, Muleya W.
Current status and molecular epidemiology of rabies virus from different hosts and regions in Malawi.
Archives Virology, 168(2), 61.
64. Jan 2023 Kishimoto M, Kajihara M, Tabata K, Itakura Y, Toba S, Ozono S, Sato Y, Suzuki T, Ito N, Changula K, Qiu Y, Mori-Kajihara A, Eto Y,
Harima H, Mwizabi D, Hang'ombe BM, Hall WW, Takada A, Orba Y, Sawa H, Sasaki M.
Isolation and Characterization of Distinct Rotavirus A in Bat and Rodent Hosts.
Journal of Virology, 97(1), e0145522.
63. Jan 2023 Qiu Y*, Chambaro HM, Sato K, Squarre D, Simulundu E, Kajihara M, Changula K, Simbotwe M, Harima H, Ndebe J, Moonga L,
Nakao R, Takada A, Hang'ombe BM, Sawa H, Kawabata H. (Corresponding)
Detection of Old and New World Relapsing Fever Borreliae in Ornithodoros Ticks Collected from Warthog Burrows in Zambia.
Microorganisms,11(1), 200
62. Dec 2022 Lau ACC, Mohamed WMA, Nakao R, Onuma M, Qiu Y, Nakajima N, Shimozuru M, Mohd-Azlan J, Moustafa MAM, Tsubota T.
The dynamics of the microbiome in Ixodidae are shaped by tick ontogeny and pathogens in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo.
Microbial Genomics, 9(2),
61. Sep 2022 Lau ACC, Qiu Y, Moustafa MAM, Nakao R, Shimozuru M,Onhuma M, Nakajima N, Sashika M, Mohd-Azlan J, Tsubota T.
Detection of a Babesia sp. genotype closely related to marsupial-associated Babesia spp. in male Haemaphysalis shimoga from Sarawak,
Malaysian Borneo.
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, 84(11), 1469-1473.
60. Jun 2022 Mohamed WMA, Moustafa MAM, Thu MJ, Kakisaka K, Chatanga E, Ogata S, Hayashi N, Taya Y, Ohari Y, Naguib D, Qiu Y,
Matsuno K, Bawm S, Htun LL, Barker SC, Katakura K, Ito K, Nonaka N, Nakao R.
Comparative mitogenomics elucidates the population genetic structure of Amblyomma testudinarium in Japan and a closely
related Amblyomma species in Myanmar.
Evolutionary Applications, 15(7):1062-1078.
59. Jun 2022 Chambaro HM, Hirose K, Sasaki M, Libanda B, Sinkala Y, Fandamu P, Muleya W, Banda F, Chizimu J, Squarre D, Shawa M, Qiu Y,
Harima H, Eshita Y, Simulundu E, Sawa H, Orba Y.
An unusually long Rift valley fever inter-epizootic period in Zambia: Evidence for enzootic virus circulation and risk for disease outbreak.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(6), e0010420.
58. May 2022 Qiu Y*, Simuunza M, Kajihara M, Ndebe J, Saasa N, Kapila P, Furumoto H, Lau ACC, Nakao R, Takada A, Sawa H. (Corresponding)
Detection of Tick-Borne Bacterial and Protozoan Pathogens in Ticks from the Zambia–Angola Border.
Pathogens, 11(5), 566
57. Apl 2022 Moustafa MAM, Mohamed WMA, Lau ACC, Chatanga E, Qiu Y, Hayashi N, Naguib D, Sato K, Takano A, Mastuno K, Nonaka N,
Taylor DM, Kawabata H, Nakao R.
Novel symbionts and potential human pathogens excavated from argasid tick microbiomes that are shaped by dual or single symbiosis.
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 20, 1979-1992.
56. Mar 2022 Squarre D, Chambaro HM, Hayashida K, Moonga LC, Qiu Y, Goto Y, Oparaocha E, Mumba C, Muleya W, Bwalya P, Chizimu J,
Chembensofu M, Simulundu E, Mwasinga W, Banda N, Mwenda R, Yamagishi J, Nalubamba KS, Banda F, Munyeme M, Sawa H,
Fandamu P.
Autochthonous Leishmania infantum in Dogs, Zambia, 2021.
Emerging Infectious diseases, 28(4), 888-890.
55. Jan 2022 Mubemba B, Mburu M, Changula K, Muleya W, Moonga LC, Chambaro HM, Kajihara M, Qiu Y, Orba Y, Sutcliffe CG, Norris DE,
Thuma PE, Ndubani P, Chitanga S, Sawa H, Takada A, Simulundu E.
Current knowledge of vector-borne zoonotic pathogens in Zambia: A clarion call to scaling-up “One Health” research in the wake of
emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 16(2), e0010193.
54. Nov 2021 Qiu Y*, Squarre D, Nakamura Y, Lau CCA, Moonga LC, Kawai N, Ohnum A, Hayashida K, Nakao R, Yamagishi J, Sawa H,
Namangara B, Kawabata H. (Corresponding)
Evidence of Borrelia theileri in Wild and Domestic Animals in the Kafue Ecosystem of Zambia.
Microorganisms, 9(11), 2405
53. Nov 2021 Chambaro HM, Sasaki M, Muleya W, Kajihara M, Mwape KE, Harima H, Qiu Y, Hall W, Squarre D, Simulundu E, Sawa H, Orba Y.
Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Pigs: A First Report from Zambia.
Emerging Microbes & Infections, 10(1), 2169-2172
52. Oct 2021 Harima H, Okuya K, Kajihara M, Ogawa H, Simulundu E, Bwalya E, Qiu Y, Sakoda Y, Saito T, Hang’ombe BM, Sawa H, Mweene AS,
Takada A.
Serological and molecular epidemiological study on swine influenza in Zambia.
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 69 (4), e931-e943
51. Oct 2021 Qiu Y*, Kidera N, Thu MJ, Hayashi M, Fujishima K, Tamura H. (Corresponding)
First molecular detection of Hemolivia and Hepatozoon parasites in reptile-associated ticks on Iriomote Island, Japan.
Parasitology Research, 120(12), 4067-4072
50. Oct 2021 Chitanga S, Chambaro HM, Moonga LC, Hayashida K, Yamagishi J, Muleya W, Changula K, Mubemba B, Simbotwe M, Squarre D,
Fandamu P, Nalubamba KS, Qiu Y, Sawa H, Simulundu E.
Rickettsia lusitaniae in Ornithodoros porcinus ticks, Zambia.
Pathogens, 10(10), 1306.
49. Aug 2021 Harima H, Sasaki M, Orba Y, Okuya K, Qiu Y, Wastika CE, Changula K, Kajihara M, Simulundu E, Yamaguchi T, Sato A, Taniguchi S,
Takada A, Saijo M, Hang’ombe BM, Sawa H.
Attenuated infection by a Pteropine orthoreovirus isolated from an Egyptian fruit bat in Zambia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(9), e0009768.
48. Jun 2021 Kobayashi T, Chatanga E, Qiu Y, Simuunza M, Kajihara M, Hang’ombe BM, Eto Y, Saasa N, Mori-Kajihara A, Simulundu E, Takada A,
Sawa H, Katakura K, Nonaka N, Nakao R.
Molecular detection and genotyping of Coxiella-like endosymbionts in ticks collected from animals and vegetation in Zambia.
Pathogens, 10(6), 779.
47. Jun 2021 Kaneko C, Sasaki M, Omori R, Nakao R, Kataoka-Nakamura C, Moonga L, Ndebe J, Muleya W, Simulundu E, Hang’ombe BM,
Dautu G, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Qiu Y, Ito N, Chambaro HM, Sugimoto C, Higashi H, Takada A, Sawa H, Mweene AS,
Isoda N.
Immunization Coverage and Antibody Retention Against Rabies in Domestic Dogs in Lusaka District, Zambia.
Pathogens, 10(6), 738.
46. Jun 2021 Kajihara M, Simuunza M, Saasa N, Dautu G, Mori-Kajihara A, Qiu Y, Nakao R, Eto Y, Furumoto H, Hang'ombe BM, Orba Y, Sawa H, Simulundu E, Fukushi S, Morikawa S, Saijo M, Arikawa J, Kabilika S, Monze M, Mukonka V, Mweene A, Takada A, Yoshimatsu K.
Serologic and molecular evidence for circulation of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus in ticks and cattle in Zambia.
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 15(6), e0009452.
45. Mar 2021 Qiu Y, Simuunza M, Kajihara M, Chambaro H, Harima H, Eto Y, Simulundu E, Squarre D, Torii S, Takada A, Hang’ombe BM,
Sawa H, Sugimoto C, Nakao R.
Screening of tick-borne pathogens in argasid ticks in Zambia: expansion of the geographic distribution of Rickettsia lusitaniae and
Rickettsia hoogstraalii and detection of putative novel Anaplasma species.
Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 12(4), 101720.
44. Feb 2021 Harima H, Orba Y, Torii S, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Eto Y, Matsuta N, Hang’ombe BM, Eshita Y, Uemura K, Matsuno K, Sasaki M,
Yoshii K, Nakao R, Hall WW, Takada A, Abe T, Wolfinger MT, Simuunza M, Sawa H.
An African tick flavivirus forming an independent clade exhibits unique exoribonuclease-resistant RNA structures in the genomic
3′-untranslated region
Scientific Reports, 11(1), 4883.
43. Feb 2021 Kaneko C, Omori R, Sasaki M, Kataoka-Nakamura C, Simulundu E, Muleya W, Moonga L, Ndebe J, Hang'ombe BM, Dautu G, Qiu Y,
Nakao R, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Chambaro HM, Higashi H, Sugimoto C, Sawa H, Mweene AS, TAkada A, Isoda N.
Domestic dog demographics and estimates of canine vaccine coverage in a rural area of Zambia for the elimination of rabies
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 11(1), 1-15.
42. Feb 2021 Ogata S, Mohamed WMA, Kusakisako K, Thu MJ, Qiu Y, Moustafa MAM, Matsuno K, Katakura K, Nonaka N, Nakao R.
Genetic diversity of Spiroplasma in Japanese tick populations and the presence of Spiroplasma genotypes highly adapted to
specific tick species,
Microorganisms, 9(2), 333.
41. Jan 2021 Nakamura Y, Hayashida K, Delesalle V, Qiu Y, Omori R, Simuunza M, Sugimoto C, Namangala B, Yamagishi J
Genetic Diversity of African Trypanosomes in Tsetse Flies and Cattle From the Kafue Ecosystem.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8, 599815.
40. Dec 2020 Qiu Y*, Kidera N, Hayashi M, Fujishima K, Tamura H. (Corresponding)
Rickettsia spp. and Ehrlichia spp. in Amblyomma ticks parasitizing wild amphibious sea kraits and yellow-margined box turtles
in Okinawa, Japan,
Tick and Tick-borne Diseases, 12(2), 101636.
39. Oct 2020 Lau CCA, Qiu Y*, Moustafa MAM, Nakao R, Shimozuru M, Onuma M, Mohd-Azlan J, Tsubota T*. (Co-corresponding)
Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Relapsing Fever Borrelia in Feeding Ixodes Ticks and Rodents in Sarawak, Malaysia:
New Geographical Records of Borrelia yangtzensis and Borrelia miyamotoi,
Pathogens, 9(10), 846.
38. Sep 2020 Wastika CE, Harima H, Sasaki M, Hang'ombe BM, Eshita Y, Qiu Y, Hall WW, Wolfinger MT, Sawa H, Orba Y.
Discoveries of Exoribonuclease-Resistant Structures of Insect-Specific Flaviviruses Isolated in Zambia,
Viruses, 12(9), 1017.
37. Sep 2020 Chambaro HM, Sasaki M, Simulundu E, Silwamba I, Sinkala Y, Gonzalez G, Squarre G, Fandamu P, Lubaba CH, Munyeme M, Maseko
A, Chimvwele C, Mataa L, Mooya LE, Mukubesa AN, Harima H, Samui KL, Munang’andu HM, Simuunza M, Nalubamba KS, Qiu Y, Carr MJ, Hall WW, Eshita Y, Sawa H, Orba Y.
Co-Circulation of Multiple Serotypes of Bluetongue Virus in Zambia,
Viruses, 12(9), 963.
36. July 2020 Harima H, Sasaki M, Kajihara M, Gonzalez G, Simulundu E, Bwalya EC, Qiu Y, Okuya K, Isono M, Orba Y, Takada A, Hang’ombe
BM, Mweene AS, Sawa H.
Characterization of mammalian orthoreoviruses isolated from feces of pigs in Zambia,
Journal of General Virology, 101(10), 1027-1036.
35. June 2020 Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Nakao R, Mulenga E, Harima H, Hang'ombe BM, Eto Y, Changula K, Mwizabi D, Sawa H, Higashi H,Mweene A,
Takada A, Simuunza M, Sugimoto C.
Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella rousetti and other bat-associated bartonellae from bats and their flies in Zambia,
Pathogens, 9(6), 469.
34. May 2020 Chambaro MH, Sasaki M, Sinkala Y, Gonzalez G, Squarre D, Fandamu P, Lubaba C, Mataa L, Shawa M, Mwape EK, Gabriël S,
Chembensofu M, Carr JM, Hall WW, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Takada A, Orba Y, Simulundu E, Sawa H.
Evidence for exposure of domestic pigs to African swine fever virus in ‘non-endemic’ and endemic areas during an inter-epidemic period
in Zambia,
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 67(6), 2741-2752.
33. Mar 2020 Mubita CM, Muma BJ, Nalubamba K, Pandey GS, Samui K, Munyeme M, Kajihara M, Qiu Y, Saasa N, Hang'ombe BM.
Characterization of Non-typhoid Salmonellae isolated from domestic animals and wildlife from selected areas of Zambia,
Scientific Africa, 8, e00345.
32. Feb 2020 Adenyo C, Ohya K, Qiu Y, Takashima Y, Ogawa H, Matsumoto T, Thu MJ, Sato K, Kawabata H, Katayama Y, Omatsu T, Mizutani T, Fukushi H, Katakura K, Nonaka N, Inoue-Murayama M, Boniface K, Nakao R.
Bacterial and protozoan pathogens/symbionts in ticks infecting wild grasscutters Thryonomys swinderianus in Ghana,
Acta Tropica, 205, 105388.
31. Feb 2020 Harima H, Kajihara M, Simulundu E, Bwalya E, Qiu Y, Isono M, Okuya K, Gonzalez G, Yamagishi J, Hang'ombe BM, Sawa H,
Mweene AS, Takada A.
Genetic and Biological Diversity of Porcine Sapeloviruses Prevailing in Zambia,
Viruses, 12(2), 180.
30. Aug 2019 Thu MJ, Qiu Y, Yamagishi J, Kusakisako K, Ogata S, Moustafa M, Isoda N, Sugimoto C, Katakura K, Nonaka N, Nakao R.
Complete Genome Sequence of Rickettsia asiatica Strain Maytaro1284, a Member of Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae Isolated from an
Ixodes ovatus Tick in Japan,
Microbiology Resource Announcements,12;8(37). pii: e00886-19.
29. Jun 2019 Muleya W, Chambaro MH, Sasaki M, Gwenhure L, Mwenechanya R, Kajihara M, Saasa N, Mupila Z, Mori-Kajihara A, Qiu Y,
Kangwa E, Mweene A, Namangala B, Takada A, Sawa H.
Genetic diversity of rabies virus in different hosts and regions of Zambia and Zimbabwe,
Virus Gene, 55(5):713-719.
28. May 2019 Kajihara M, Hang'ombe BM, Changula K, Harima H, Isono M, Okuya K, Yoshida R, Mori-Kajihara A, Eto Y, Orba Y,
Ogawa H, Qiu Y, Sawa H, Simulundu E, Mwizabi D, Munyeme M, Squarre D, Mukonka V, Mweene A, Takada A.
Marburgvirus in Egyptian Fruit Bats, Zambia,
Emerging Infectious diseases, Vol.25, 1577-1580.
27. Apr 2019 Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Harima H, Hang’ombe BM, Nakao R, Hayashida K, Mori-Kajihara A, Changula K, Eto Y, Ndebe J, Yoshida R,
Takadate Y, Mwizabi D, Kawabata H, Simuunza M, Mweene A, Sawa H, Takada A, Sugimoto C.
Molecular characterization and phylogenetic analysis of Trypanosoma spp. detected from striped leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideros vittatus)
in Zambia,
International Journal of Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, Vol.9, 234-238.
26. Mar 2019 Qiu Y, Abe T, Nakao R, Satoh K, Sugimoto C.
Viral population analysis of the taiga tick, Ixodes persulcatus, by using Batch Learning Self-Organizing Maps and BLAST search,
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, Vol.81, 401-410.
25. Feb 2019 Thu MJ, Qiu Y, Nakamura C, Sugimoto C, Katakura K, Isoda N, Nakao R.
Isolation of Rickettsia, Rickettsiella, and Spiroplasma from questing ticks in Japan using arthropod cells,
Vector borne zoonotic diseases, 19(7), 474-485.
24. Feb 2019 Thu MJ, Qiu Y, Matsuno K, Kakihara M, Mori-Kakihara A, Omori R, Monma N, Chiba k, Seto J, Gakuden M, Anode M, Oosako H,
Katakura K, Takada A, Sugimoto C, Isoda N, Nakao R.
Diversity of spotted fever group rickettsiae and their association with host ticks in Japan
Scientific Reports, Vol.9, 1500.
23. Feb 2019 Torii S, Matsuno K, Qiu Y, Mori-Kajihara A, Kajihara M, Nakao R, Nao N, Okazaki K, Sashika, Hiono T, Okamatsu M, Sakoda Y,
Ebihara H, Takada A, Sawa H.
Infection of newly identified phleboviruses in ticks and wild animals in Hokkaido, Japan indicating tick-borne life cycles
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Vol.10, 328-335.
22. Jun 2019 Qiu Y, Nakao R, Hang'ombe BM, Sato K, Kajihara M, Kanchela S, Changla K, Eto Y, Ndebe J, Sasaki M, Thu MJ, Takada A, Sawa H,
Sugimoto C, Kawabata H.
Human Borreliosis Caused by a New World Relapsing Fever Borrelia-like Organism in the Old World.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Vol.18, 107-112.
21. Aug 2018 Mwape E, Zulu VC, Phili IK, Yabe J, Nishida N, Aoshima K, Qiu Y, Kimura T, Pandey GS.
A large osteosarcoma in the mandible of an ox
Indian Journal of Veterinary Pathology, Vol.42, 119-121.
20. Jun 2018 Changla K, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Eto Y, Miyamoto H, Yoshida R, Shigeno A, Hang'ombe BM, Qiu Y, Mwizabi D, Squarre D,
Ndebe J, Ogawa H, Harima H, Simulundu E, Moonga L, Kapila P, Furuyama W, kondoh T, Sato M, Takadate Y, Kaneko C, Nakao R,
Mukonka V, Mweene AS, Takada A.
Seroprevalence of Filovirus infection of Rousettus aegytiacus bats in Zambia.
The journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol.215, S312-317.
19. Jun 2018 Matsuno K, Kajihara M, Nakao R, Nao N, Mori-Kajihara A, Muramatsu M, Qiu Y, Torii S, Igarashi M, Kasajima N, Mizuma K,
Yoshii K, Sawa H, Sugimoto C, Takada A, Ebihara H.
The unique phylogenetic position of a novel tick-borne phlebovirus ensures an ixodid origin of the genus Phlebovirus
mSphere, Vol.3, e00239-18.
18. May 2018 Torii S, Orba Y, Hang’ombe BM, Mweene AS, Wada Y, Anindita PD, Phongphaew W, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Eto Y,
Harima H, Sasaki M, Carr M, Hall WW, Eshita Y, Abe T, Sawa H.
Discovery of Mwinilunga alphavirus: a novel alphavirus in Culex mosquitoes in Zambia
Virus Research, Vol.250, 31-36.
17. May 2018 Orba Y, Hang’ombe BM, Mweene AS, Wada Y, Anindita PD, Phongphaew W, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Mori-Kajihara A, Eto Y, Sasaki M,
Hall WW, Eshita Y, Sawa H.
First isolation of West Nile virus in Zambia from mosquitoes
Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, Vol.65, 933-938.
16. May 2018 Qiu Y, Kaneko C, Kajihara M, Ngonda S, Simulund E, Muleya W, Thu MJ, Hang’ombe BM, Katakura K, Takada A, Sawa H,
Simuunza M, Nakao R.
Tick-borne haemoparasites and Anaplasmataceae in domestic dogs in Zambia
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Vol.9, 988-995.
15. Jan 2018 Chitanga S, Simulundu E, Simuunza MC, Changula K, Qiu Y, Kajihara M, Nakao R, Syakalima M, Takada A, Mweene AS,
Mukaratirwa S, Hang’ombe BM.
First detection and genetic characterization of Coxiella burnetii in Zambian dogs and rodents
Parasites & Vectors, 11(1):40
14. Jan 2018 Vlahakis PA, Chitanga S, Simuunza MC, Simulundu E, Qiu Y, Changula K, Chambaro HM, Kajihara M, Nakao R, Takada A,
Mweene AS.
Molecular detection and characterization of zoonotic Anaplasma species in domestic dogs in Lusaka, Zambia
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Vol.9, 39-43.
13. Aug 2017 Simulundu E, Mtine N, Kapalamula TF, Kajihara M, Qiu Y, Ngoma J, Zulu V, Kwenda G, Chisanga C, Phiri IK, Takada A,
Mweene AS.
Genetic characterization of orf virus associated with an outbreak of severe orf in goats at a farm in Lusaka, Zambia (2015)
Archives of Virology, Vol.162, 2363-2367.
12. Jan 2017 Nakao R, Matsuno K, Qiu Y, Maruyama J, Eguchi N, Nao N, Kajihara M, Yoshii K, Sawa H, Takada A, Sugimoto C.
Putative RNA viral sequences detected in an Ixodes scapularis derived cell line
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Vol.8, 103-111.
11. Aug 2016 Seyama T, Hirayasu H, Yoshida G, Ohnuma A, Qiu Y, Nakajima C, Kasai K, Suzuki Y.
The effects of administering lactic acid bacteria sealed in a capsule on the intestinal bacterial flora of cattle
Japanese Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol.64, 197-203.
10. Apr 2016 Qiu Y, Nakao R, Thu MJ, Akter S, Alam MZ, Kato S, Katakura K, Sugimoto C.
Parasitology Research, Vol.115, 949-55.
9. Jun 2015 Watanabe M, Nakao R, Amin-Babjee SM, Maizatul AM, Youn JH, Qiu Y, Sugimoto C, Watanabe M.
Molecular screening for Rickettsia, Anaplasmataceae and Coxiella burnetii in Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks from Malaysia
Tropical Biomedicine, Vol.32, 390-398.
8. May 2015 Nakao R, Qiu Y, Salim B, Hassan MS, Sugimoto C.
Molecular detection of Rickettsia africae in Amblyomma variegatum collected from Sudan
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases, Vol.15, 323- 325.
7. Sep 2014 Uyeno D, Komuro H, Qiu Y, Nagasawa K.
A new distributional record of Lernaeolophus sultanus (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Pennellidae) from marine fishes in the western
North Pacific region
Fauna Ryukyuana, Vol.15, 5-9.
6. Aug 2014 Qiu Y, Nakao Ryo, Ohnuma A, Kawamori F, Sugimoto C.
Microbial Population Analysis of the Salivary Glands of Ticks; A Possible Strategy for the Surveillance of Bacterial
Pathogens
5. Dec 2013 Nakao R, Qiu Y, Igarashi M, Magona J W, Zhou L, Ito K, Sugimoto C.
High prevalence of spotted fever group rickettsiae in Amblyomma variegatum from Uganda and their identification using sizes of
intergenic spacers
Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases, Vol.4, 506-512.
4. Sep 2013 Qiu Y, Nakao R, Namangala B, Sugimoto C.
First Genetic Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Zambian Livestock
The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, Vol.89, 518-519.
3. Feb 2013 Seto J, Suzuki Y, Otani K, Qiu Y, Nakao R, Sugimoto C, Abiko C.
Proposed vector candidate: Leptotrombidium palpale for Shimokoshi type Orientia tsutsugamushi
Microbiology and immunology, Vol.52, 111-117.
2. Sep 2010 Matsuda K, Qiu Y, Kawamura Y, Suzuki H, Takita Y, Sakamoto H, Sasaki K, Taniyama H.
Hepatocellular carcinoma in a Hokkaido brown bear (Ursus arctos yesoensis)
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science, Vol.72, 1213-1216.
1. Apr 2010 Matsuda K, Qiu Y, Furuse T, Kawamura Y, Yokoyama D, Kato A, Taniyama H.
Bronchogenic and esophageal cyst with laryngeal malformations in a thoroughbred foal
Veterinary Pathology, Vol.47, 351-353.
