Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
Occurrence and diversity of arthropod-transmitted pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in western Austria, and possible vertical (transplacental) transmission of Hepatozoon canis
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
Occurrence and diversity of arthropod-transmitted pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in western Austria, and possible vertical (transplacental) transmission of Hepatozoon canis
Do you wish to request the book?
Occurrence and diversity of arthropod-transmitted pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in western Austria, and possible vertical (transplacental) transmission of Hepatozoon canis
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
Journal Article
Occurrence and diversity of arthropod-transmitted pathogens in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in western Austria, and possible vertical (transplacental) transmission of Hepatozoon canis
2018
Overview
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) is the most abundant wild canid species in Austria, and it is a well-known carrier of many pathogens of medical and veterinary concern. The main aim of the present study was to investigate the occurrence and diversity of protozoan, bacterial and filarial parasites transmitted by blood-feeding arthropods in a red fox population in western Austria. Blood (n = 351) and spleen (n = 506) samples from foxes were examined by PCR and sequencing and the following pathogens were identified: Babesia canis, Babesia cf. microti (syn. Theileria annae), Hepatozoon canis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Candidatus Neoehrlichia sp. and Bartonella rochalimae. Blood was shown to be more suitable for detection of Babesia cf. microti, whilst the spleen tissue was better for detection of H. canis than blood. Moreover, extremely low genetic variability of H. canis and its relatively low prevalence rate observed in this study may suggest that the parasite has only recently been introduced in the sampled area. Furthermore, the data presented here demonstrates, for the first time, the possible vertical transmission of H. canis from an infected vixen to the offspring, and this could explain the very high prevalence in areas considered free of its main tick vector(s).
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Subject
/ Anaplasma phagocytophilum - genetics
/ Anaplasma phagocytophilum - isolation & purification
/ Anaplasma phagocytophilum - pathogenicity
/ Animals
/ Austria
/ Babesia
/ Babesia - isolation & purification
/ Bacterial Infections - epidemiology
/ Bacterial Infections - parasitology
/ Bacterial Infections - veterinary
/ Bartonella - isolation & purification
/ Blood
/ DNA
/ Eucoccidiida - isolation & purification
/ Eucoccidiida - pathogenicity
/ Foxes
/ Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
/ Parasitic Diseases, Animal - epidemiology
/ Parasitic Diseases, Animal - microbiology
/ Parasitic Diseases, Animal - parasitology
/ Polymerase Chain Reaction - veterinary
/ progeny
/ Protozoa
/ Spleen
/ ticks
