| [parasite fauna of red foxes in berlin (west)]. | the infestation with ecto- and endoparasites of red foxes in berlin (west) was investigated. as shown by post mortems of 100 animals (47 males and 53 females), none of them was found to be free of parasites. with regard to ectoparasites, 3 species of ixodes ticks, 7 flea species, one species of biting lice and mite species were demonstrated. the sarcoptic mange is often inducing the death of the foxes and is considered to be a limiting factor of the population increment. concerning endoparasites ... | 1991 | 1872791 |
| [pseudo-scabies transmitted by red fox]. | pseudoscabies, i.e. infestation of human skin with animal mites may occasionally occur and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pruritic and papular skin disease. we report here on a 52-year-old woman with pseudoscabies or canine scabies (sarcoptes scabiei var. canis), transmitted by indirect contact with a red fox in the urban area of berlin. red foxes may live in unhabited areas of metropolitan large cities, i.e. in garages, car wrecks and cellars. full remission of the prolon ... | 1999 | 10097956 |
| a sero-epidemiological survey on the occurrence of opisthorchiid liver flukes in red foxes ( vulpes vulpes) in berlin, germany. | serum samples collected from red foxes in the city of berlin between 1996 and 1999 were analysed for the presence of antibodies against opisthorchis felineus and metorchis bilis using an indirect elisa. out of 1,000 specimens, 30.6% and 46.5% reacted positively with specific o. felineus and m. bilis antigens, respectively. seroprevalence in adult foxes was always higher than in juveniles. while no significant differences were observed in adult foxes throughout the period, in juvenile specimens s ... | 2003 | 12743797 |
| epizootiologic investigations of parvovirus infections in free-ranging carnivores from germany. | to assess if wild carnivores in germany play a role in the epizootiology of canine parvovirus (cpv) infection, seroprevalences against cpv in free-ranging carnivores (n=1,496) from selected urban and rural areas were compared. antibodies against cpv were found in sera from red foxes (vulpes vulpes; 136 of 1,442; 9%), raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonides; two of 33; 6%), stone martens (martes foina; four of 13; 31%), and pine martens (martes martes; one of two) using the hemagglutination-inhibit ... | 2005 | 15827228 |
| 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 |