[A new zoonosis--investigation of Gardnerella vaginalis disease of fox. III. Epidemiological investigation].
By epidemiological investigation to Gardnerella vaginalis disease of fox of civil main farms raising foxes, this disease was showed to be susceptible to silver foxes, arctic foxes, red foxes and color foxes, the disease was mostly transmitted by copulation, infected foxes played the leading role in epidemic of the disease. Investigative results of all farms raising foxes showed infection rate of fox groups was 0.9-21.9%, resulting in abortion rate was 1.5-14.7%, empty rate was 3.2-47.5%. Serious harm was revealed to the disease. By serology and causative agent isolation, we had proved that the disease was able to infect feeder and manager, it belongs to zoonosis. Racoondog. mink and canine infect with the disease besides fox. White mouse, big white rat, gopher, guinea pig and rabbit for laboratory are not infected with the disease.
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Speciality Institute of CAAS, Jilin.
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D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000382:microbiology*; D006194:Gardnerella vaginalis / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000453:epidemiology*