Tick-borne haematozoans cause severe diseases in domestic animals, and some of them have zoonotic potential. The results of previous studies in Europe point to the important role of foxes in natural endemic cycles of several tick-borne pathogens, including protozoa. The aim of the present research was to acquire information on the prevalence and distribution of tick-borne protozoan parasites among foxes in Serbia. Legally hunted foxes from 14 localities throughout Serbia were analysed. Spleen samples were collected from 129 animals and tested for the presence of Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. by PCR. In total, 79/129 (61.2%) of the tested foxes were positive for H. canis, while the presence of two Babesia species was confirmed: B. vulpes (37/129, 28.7%) and B. canis (1/129, 0.8%). Co-infection with B. vulpes and H. canis was present in 26/129 (20.2%) foxes and one animal (1/129, 0.8%) was co-infected by B. canis and H. canis. The results of this study indicate the important role of f...oxes in the epizootiology of B. vulpes and H. canis in the Republic of Serbia and stress the need for further research to clarify all elements of the enzootic cycle of the detected pathogens, including other reservoirs, vectors, and transmission routes.
Keywords:
Babesia canis / Babesia vulpes / Hepatozoon canis / PCR / red fox / Serbia
TY - JOUR
AU - Juwaid, Salem
AU - Sukara, Ratko
AU - Penezić, Aleksandra
AU - Mihaljica, Darko
AU - Veinović, Gorana
AU - Kavallieratos, Nickolas G.
AU - Ćirović, Duško
AU - Tomanović, Snežana
PY - 2019
UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/940
AB - Tick-borne haematozoans cause severe diseases in domestic animals, and some of them have zoonotic potential. The results of previous studies in Europe point to the important role of foxes in natural endemic cycles of several tick-borne pathogens, including protozoa. The aim of the present research was to acquire information on the prevalence and distribution of tick-borne protozoan parasites among foxes in Serbia. Legally hunted foxes from 14 localities throughout Serbia were analysed. Spleen samples were collected from 129 animals and tested for the presence of Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. by PCR. In total, 79/129 (61.2%) of the tested foxes were positive for H. canis, while the presence of two Babesia species was confirmed: B. vulpes (37/129, 28.7%) and B. canis (1/129, 0.8%). Co-infection with B. vulpes and H. canis was present in 26/129 (20.2%) foxes and one animal (1/129, 0.8%) was co-infected by B. canis and H. canis. The results of this study indicate the important role of foxes in the epizootiology of B. vulpes and H. canis in the Republic of Serbia and stress the need for further research to clarify all elements of the enzootic cycle of the detected pathogens, including other reservoirs, vectors, and transmission routes.
PB - Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest
T2 - Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
T1 - First evidence of tick-borne protozoan pathogens, babesia sp. And hepatozoon canis, in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in Serbia
EP - 80
IS - 1
SP - 70
VL - 67
DO - 10.1556/004.2019.008
UR - conv_4503
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year = "2019",
abstract = "Tick-borne haematozoans cause severe diseases in domestic animals, and some of them have zoonotic potential. The results of previous studies in Europe point to the important role of foxes in natural endemic cycles of several tick-borne pathogens, including protozoa. The aim of the present research was to acquire information on the prevalence and distribution of tick-borne protozoan parasites among foxes in Serbia. Legally hunted foxes from 14 localities throughout Serbia were analysed. Spleen samples were collected from 129 animals and tested for the presence of Babesia spp. and Hepatozoon spp. by PCR. In total, 79/129 (61.2%) of the tested foxes were positive for H. canis, while the presence of two Babesia species was confirmed: B. vulpes (37/129, 28.7%) and B. canis (1/129, 0.8%). Co-infection with B. vulpes and H. canis was present in 26/129 (20.2%) foxes and one animal (1/129, 0.8%) was co-infected by B. canis and H. canis. The results of this study indicate the important role of foxes in the epizootiology of B. vulpes and H. canis in the Republic of Serbia and stress the need for further research to clarify all elements of the enzootic cycle of the detected pathogens, including other reservoirs, vectors, and transmission routes.",
publisher = "Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest",
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Juwaid, S., Sukara, R., Penezić, A., Mihaljica, D., Veinović, G., Kavallieratos, N. G., Ćirović, D.,& Tomanović, S.. (2019). First evidence of tick-borne protozoan pathogens, babesia sp. And hepatozoon canis, in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in Serbia. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica
Akademiai Kiado Zrt, Budapest., 67(1), 70-80.
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Juwaid S, Sukara R, Penezić A, Mihaljica D, Veinović G, Kavallieratos NG, Ćirović D, Tomanović S. First evidence of tick-borne protozoan pathogens, babesia sp. And hepatozoon canis, in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in Serbia. in Acta Veterinaria Hungarica. 2019;67(1):70-80.
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