title: Aujeszky's disease in red fox (Vulpes vulpes): phylogenetic analysis unravels an unexpected epidemiologic link.
abstract: We describe Aujeszky's disease in a female of red fox (Vulpes vulpes). Although wild boar (Sus scrofa) would be the expected source of infection, phylogenetic analysis suggested a domestic rather than a wild source of virus, underscoring the importance of biosecurity measures in pig farms to prevent contact with wild animals.
authors.affiliation: 1  Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, via Bologna 148, 10154 Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caruso
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dondo
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cerutti
authors.forename: Loretta
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masoero
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rosamilia
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zoppi
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Errico
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Grattarola
authors.forename: Pier Luigi
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Acutis
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peletto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes; D011558:Herpesvirus 1, Suid / Q000235:genetics*; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D010802:Phylogeny; D011557:Pseudorabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000821:virology*