| Literature DB >> 28502642 |
Valentina Virginia Ebani1, Guido Rocchigiani2, Simona Nardoni2, Fabrizio Bertelloni2, Violetta Vasta2, Roberto Amerigo Papini2, Ranieri Verin3, Alessandro Poli2, Francesca Mancianti2.
Abstract
Spleen samples from 153 red foxes, shot during regular hunting season in the province of Pisa (Central Italy), were examined to detect DNA of Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Ehrlichia canis, Coxiella burnetii, Francisella tularensis, Hepatozoon canis and Babesia sp./Theileria sp. DNA of vector-borne pathogens was detected in 120 (78.43%; 95% CI: 71.06-84.66%) foxes. Specifically, 75 (49%; 95% CI: 40.86-57.22%) animals scored PCR-positive per H. canis, 68 (44.44%; 95% CI: 36.42-52.69%) for E. canis, 35 (22.88%; 95% CI: 16.48-30.35%) for piroplasms (Theileria annae), 3 (1.96%; 95% CI: 0.41-5.62%) for C. burnetii and 1 (0.65%; 95% CI: 0.02-3.59%) for A. phagocytophilum. No positive reaction was observed for F. tularensis. Fifty-six animals (36.6%; 95% CI: 28.97-44.76%) were positive for two or three pathogens. Red foxes result to be involved in the cycle of vector-borne pathogens that are associated to disease in dogs and humans.Entities:
Keywords: Red fox (Vulpes vulpes); Ticks; Vector-borne pathogens; Zoonoses
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Year: 2017 PMID： 28502642 DOI： 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.05.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Trop ISSN： 0001-706X Impact factor: 3.112