| 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 |
| 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 |
| serosurveillance for francisella tularensis among wild animals in japan using a newly developed competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | tularemia, a highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by francisella tularensis, occurs sporadically in japan. however, little is known about the prevalence of the disease in wild animals. a total of 632 samples obtained from 150 japanese black bears, 142 japanese hares, 120 small rodents, 97 rats, 53 raptors, 26 japanese monkeys, 21 japanese raccoon dogs, 20 masked palm civets, and three japanese red foxes between 2002 and 2010 were investigated for the presence of antibodies to f. tularensis ... | 2014 | 24689989 |