| epidemiological survey on leishmania infection in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) and hunting dogs sharing the same rural area in southern italy. | southern italy, particularly campania region, is an area where canine leishmaniasis (canl) and zoonotic human visceral leishmaniasis (vl) are endemic. the red fox (vulpes vulpes) has been hypothesized to play a role in occurrence of canl in italy but specific studies are poor. the aim of the present survey was to investigate the prevalence of leishmania infection in dogs and foxes living in the same rural area (picentini hills). 123 sera from autochthonous fox-hunting dogs were examined by immun ... | 2016 | 27787204 |