Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Romania are carriers of Toxoplasma gondii but not Neospora caninum.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2014
- Authors:
- Şuteu, Ovidiu et al.
- Affiliation:
- Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases Department
Abstract
Brain samples from 182 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania were examined using a standard PCR technique. Results provide evidence of Toxoplasma gondii (11 foxes=6.0%) and Neospora caninum (1 fox=0.5%) DNA in red foxes from Romania. No coinfections were found.
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