プロトテカによって引き起こされる感染症はプロトテカ症(Protothecosis)と呼ばれる。イヌ、ネコ、家畜および人に感染する人獣共通感染症である[5]。病原体として最も良く知られる種は P. wickerhami と P. zopfii である。両種ともイヌに感染するほか、後者はヒトへの感染の大部分を占める[6]。前述の通り、プロトテカの分布は広範であるために曝露の機会は多いが、感染は稀である。感染に至る場合は免疫系の機能低下に伴う場合が多い[7]。イヌの中でも特にメスやコリー種は感染しやすい。[8]。一方、ヒトへの感染の最初の報告は1964年、シエラレオネにおけるものである[9]。
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