| seroprevalence of orthopox virus specific antibodies in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the federal state brandenburg, germany. | the prevalence of orthopox virus (opv)-specific antibodies in 1,040 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) was evaluated on a large scale in the german federal state brandenburg. serum samples were selected from 809 communities within the study area from january 1991 to september 1994 by simple random sampling. screening was carried out by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa). orthopox virus-specific antibodies were found in 162 (16%) of the 1,040 fox sera. furthermore 154 (15%) sera were co ... | 1996 | 8722277 |
| liver fluke (opisthorchiidae) findings in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in the eastern part of the federal state brandenburg, germany--a contribution to the epidemiology of opisthorchiidosis. | parasitological examination of 677 livers from red foxes shot in connection with a rabies control programme were carried out in the eastern districts of the federal state brandenburg/germany in 1996. of the foxes, 32.5% were positive for opisthorchiid flukes. metorchis bilis, the most frequently occurring fluke was found in 28.1% of foxes with numbers between 1 and 185. opisthorchis felineus was found in 6.7% of fox livers. a maximum of 169 specimens was removed from one animal. pseudamphistomum ... | 1999 | 9934964 |
| investigation of skin samples from red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in eastern brandenburg (germany) for the detection of borrelia burgdorferi s. l. | during earlier investigations a high prevalence of borrelia (b.) burgdorferi s. l. in unfed ixodes (i.) ricinus ticks in the federal state of brandenburg has been demonstrated. in the present study skin samples were obtained from 100 red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from the districts where the highest b. burgdorferi prevalences had previously been found (i.e. uckermark, barnim, märkisch-oderland, oder-spree). bsk- and mkp-medium including inhibitory substances were used for cultivation of spirochaetes ... | 1999 | 10652725 |
| [distribution of opisthorchiid liver flukes in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) in western brandenburg]. | 226 (= 43.9%) out of 515 red foxes originating from the western districts of the federal state brandenburg were positive for opisthorchiid flukes. metorchis bilis, opisthorchis felineus and pseudamphistomum truncatum occurred in prevalences of 36.9, 8.9 and 0.2% respectively. although low fluke burden were predominant the maximum number of each fluke species isolated was 419, 46, and 78 respectively. no clear relations were found between the liver fluke prevalence and the proportion of surface w ... | 2000 | 11153218 |
| toxoplasma gondii in foxes and rodents from the german federal states of brandenburg and saxony-anhalt: seroprevalence and genotypes. | data on the genotypes of toxoplasma gondii circulating in wildlife are scarce. in the present study, foxes and rodents from two federal states in central or eastern germany were examined for t. gondii infections. body fluids were collected at necropsy or fluids were obtained from frozen tissues of naturally exposed red foxes (vulpes vulpes), voles (microtus arvalis), shrews (neomys anomalus) and a striped field mouse (apodemus agrarius) and tested for t. gondii by serology. dna isolated from tis ... | 2011 | 22105083 |
| detection of anaplasma phagocytophilum in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) from brandenburg, germany. | anaplasma phagocytophilum is an obligate intracellular and tick-transmitted bacterium, which causes granulocytic anaplasmosis in animals and humans. although infection with a. phagocytophilum in domestic animals and vector ticks is documented, there is sparse information on the occurrence of a. phagocytophilum in wild animals. red foxes (vulpes vulpes) as well as raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) are wildlife species highly abundant in certain areas of germany and represent a potential wil ... | 2014 | 24512760 |
| detection of angiostrongylus vasorum in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from brandenburg, germany. | angiostrongylus (a.) vasorum is a nematode that causes angiostrongylosis in domestic and wild canids. red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) are suspected of providing a wildlife reservoir for a. vasorum infections in pet dogs. to obtain data on the occurrence of a. vasorum in wildlife, red fox and raccoon dog carcasses (hunted or found dead) were collected from january to september 2009 in the federal state of brandenburg, germany. lung tissue samples were subject ... | 2015 | 26152419 |
| no evidence of dirofilaria repens infection in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) from brandenburg, germany. | dirofilaria (d.) repens is a nematode causing dirofilariasis in dogs, cats and in humans. red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) are well-known wildlife reservoirs for zoonotic diseases. these two species are highly abundant in germany, frequently exposed to vector mosquitoes and potentially susceptible to dirofilaria infections. to obtain data about d. repens infections in these animals, red fox and raccoon dog carcasses (hunted or found dead) were collected from ... | 2016 | 26566618 |
| high and novel genetic diversity of francisella tularensis in germany and indication of environmental persistence. | in germany tularemia is a re-emerging zoonotic disease. therefore, we investigated wild animals and environmental water samples for the presence and phylogenetic diversity of francisella tularensis in the poorly studied berlin/brandenburg region. the phylogenomic analysis of three isolates from wild animals revealed three new subclades within the phylogenetic tree of f. tularensis [b.71 from a raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides); b.74 from a red fox (vulpes vulpes), and b.75 from a eurasian b ... | 2016 | 27356883 |
| tularaemia seroprevalence of captured and wild animals in germany: the fox (vulpes vulpes) as a biological indicator. | a total of 2475 animals from germany, both captive and wild, were tested for antibodies against francisella tularensis to obtain more knowledge about the presence of this pathogen in germany. an indirect and a competitive elisa served as screening methods, positive and inconclusive samples were confirmed by western blot. of the zoo animals sampled between 1992 and 2007 (n = 1122), three (0·3%) were seropositive. the seroconversion of a hippopotamus in berlin zoo was documented. from 1353 serum s ... | 2013 | 22800496 |
| molecular identification of sarcocystis spp. in foxes (vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) from germany. | more than 200 sarcocystis spp. have been named and most of them appear to be involved in a particular predator-prey cycle. among canids, the european fox (vulpes vulpes) and the raccoon dog (nyctereutes procyonoides) are widely distributed in europe and probably play an important role as definitive hosts in the epidemiology of sarcocystis spp. infections. a total of 50 small intestines from foxes and 38 from raccoon dogs were sampled in the federal state of brandenburg, germany. mucosal scraping ... | 2016 | 26995715 |