Leishmania tropica infection in golden jackals and red foxes, Israel.
During a survey of wild canids, internal transcribed spacer 1 real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis identified Leishmania tropica in samples from jackals and foxes. Infection was most prevalent in ear and spleen samples. Jackals and foxes may play a role in the spread of zoonotic L. tropica.
Hebrew University, Rehovot, Israel.
Dalit
D
Talmi-Frank
Noa
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Kedem-Vaanunu
Roni
R
King
Gila Kahila
GK
Bar-Gal
Nir
N
Edery
Charles L
CL
Jaffe
Gad
G
Baneth
D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000235:genetics; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / Q000032:analysis; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D007557:Israel / Q000453:epidemiology; D046030:Jackals / Q000469:parasitology*; D007895:Leishmania tropica / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D019596:Wolves / Q000469:parasitology
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D021903:DNA, Ribosomal Spacer