title: High seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Pyrenees (NE Spain).
abstract: Antibodies to Neospora caninum were determined in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the Pyrenees, north-eastern Spain. Sera from 53 red foxes (29 male and 24 female) were tested using a Neospora agglutination test (NAT). Seroprevalence at dilutions of 1/40, 1/80 and 1/160 was 69.8%, 47.2% and 7.5%, respectively. Sex differences were significant only at a dilution of 1:40. The high seroprevalence observed in red fox suggests that this species is highly exposed to N. caninum in this area.
authors.affiliation: Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge, Facultat de Veterinària, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. ignasi.marco@uab.cat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Marco
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferroglio
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: López-Olvera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Montané
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lavín
mesh_terms: D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000469:parasitology; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan