The golden jackal Canis aureus occurs in south-eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Africa. In Serbia, jackals neared extinction; however, during the last 30 years, the species started to spread quickly and to increase in number. Few studies in the past have revealed their potential role as carriers of zoonotic diseases. Animal samples were collected over a three-year period (01/2010-02/2013) from 12 sites all over Serbia. Of the tissue samples collected, spleen was chosen as the tissue to proceed; all samples were tested for Leishmania species and Brucella species by real-time PCR. Of the 216 samples collected, 15 (6.9%) were positive for Leishmania species, while four (1.9%) were positive for B. canis. The potential epidemiologic role of the golden jackal in carrying and dispersing zoonotic diseases in Serbia should be taken under consideration when applying surveillance monitoring schemes.
TY - JOUR
AU - Ćirović, Duško
AU - Chochlakis, Dimosthenis
AU - Tomanović, Snežana
AU - Sukara, Ratko
AU - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU - Tselentis, Yannis
AU - Psaroulaki, Anna
PY - 2014
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/596
AB - The golden jackal Canis aureus occurs in south-eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Africa. In Serbia, jackals neared extinction; however, during the last 30 years, the species started to spread quickly and to increase in number. Few studies in the past have revealed their potential role as carriers of zoonotic diseases. Animal samples were collected over a three-year period (01/2010-02/2013) from 12 sites all over Serbia. Of the tissue samples collected, spleen was chosen as the tissue to proceed; all samples were tested for Leishmania species and Brucella species by real-time PCR. Of the 216 samples collected, 15 (6.9%) were positive for Leishmania species, while four (1.9%) were positive for B. canis. The potential epidemiologic role of the golden jackal in carrying and dispersing zoonotic diseases in Serbia should be taken under consideration when applying surveillance monitoring schemes.
PB - Hindawi Ltd, London
T2 - Biomed Research International
T1 - Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia
VL - 2014
DO - 10.1155/2014/728516
ER -
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author = "Ćirović, Duško and Chochlakis, Dimosthenis and Tomanović, Snežana and Sukara, Ratko and Penezić, Aleksandra and Tselentis, Yannis and Psaroulaki, Anna",
year = "2014",
abstract = "The golden jackal Canis aureus occurs in south-eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Africa. In Serbia, jackals neared extinction; however, during the last 30 years, the species started to spread quickly and to increase in number. Few studies in the past have revealed their potential role as carriers of zoonotic diseases. Animal samples were collected over a three-year period (01/2010-02/2013) from 12 sites all over Serbia. Of the tissue samples collected, spleen was chosen as the tissue to proceed; all samples were tested for Leishmania species and Brucella species by real-time PCR. Of the 216 samples collected, 15 (6.9%) were positive for Leishmania species, while four (1.9%) were positive for B. canis. The potential epidemiologic role of the golden jackal in carrying and dispersing zoonotic diseases in Serbia should be taken under consideration when applying surveillance monitoring schemes.",
publisher = "Hindawi Ltd, London",
journal = "Biomed Research International",
title = "Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia",
volume = "2014",
doi = "10.1155/2014/728516"
}
Ćirović, D., Chochlakis, D., Tomanović, S., Sukara, R., Penezić, A., Tselentis, Y.,& Psaroulaki, A.. (2014). Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia. in Biomed Research International
Hindawi Ltd, London., 2014.
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/728516
Ćirović D, Chochlakis D, Tomanović S, Sukara R, Penezić A, Tselentis Y, Psaroulaki A. Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia. in Biomed Research International. 2014;2014.
doi:10.1155/2014/728516 .
Ćirović, Duško, Chochlakis, Dimosthenis, Tomanović, Snežana, Sukara, Ratko, Penezić, Aleksandra, Tselentis, Yannis, Psaroulaki, Anna, "Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia" in Biomed Research International, 2014 (2014),
https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/728516 . .
