| first report of toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in farmed arctic foxes (vulpes lagopus) in eastern and northeastern china. | until now, no information on toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in arctic foxes (vulpes lagopus) was available in china. a serological survey was undertaken to assess t. gondii seroprevalence in farmed arctic foxes in eastern and northeastern china. antibodies to t. gondii were examined in 1346 farmed arctic foxes using the modified agglutination test (mat). a total of 113 (8.39%, 95% confidence interval [ci] 6.91-9.87) serum samples were positive to t. gondii at a 1:25 cutoff. seroprevalence of t ... | 2015 | 26684525 |
| first genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii infection in arctic foxes (vulpes lagopus) in china. | toxoplasma gondii can infect virtually all warm-blooded animals including foxes. however, little is known of the molecular epidemiology and genotypes of t. gondii infecting foxes in china. therefore, the present study characterized t. gondii genotypes in foxes in china for the first time. during november 2014 to october 2015, brain tissue samples collected from 264 arctic foxes (vulpes lagopus) in jilin, heilongjiang and shandong provinces were used to detect the t. gondii b1 gene by a semi-nest ... | 2016 | 27343765 |
| genotyping of enterocytozoon bieneusi in farmed blue foxes (alopex lagopus) and raccoon dogs (nyctereutes procyonoides) in china. | enterocytozoon bieneusi is the most common species of microsporidia found both in humans and animals. farmed animals, particularly closely associated to humans, may play an important role of zoonotic reservoir in transmitting this disease to humans. the fur industry is a major economic component in some parts of china. to understand the prevalence, genotype variety and zoonotic risk of e. bieneusi in farmed foxes and raccoon dogs, two species of fur animals, fecal specimens of 110 blue foxes and ... | 2015 | 26544711 |