A serosurvey of Hepatozoon canis and Ehrlichia canis antibodies in wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Israel.
A seroepidemiological survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of antibodies reactive with Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis antigens in free-ranging red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Israel. Of 84 fox sera assayed, 36% were seropositive for E. canis by the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test and 24% were positive for H. canis using an enzyme-linked immunosrbent assay (ELISA). Canine ehrlichiosis and hepatozoonosis appear to be endemic in the wild red fox populations in Israel, and foxes may serve as a reservoir for infection of domestic dogs and other wild canine species.
Fishman
Zohar
Z
School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Gonen
Liat
L
Harrus
Shimon
S
Strauss-Ayali
Dalit
D
King
Roni
R
Baneth
Gad
G
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D003044:Coccidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D041061:Ehrlichia canis / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan