| molecular survey of hepatozoon canis in red foxes (vulpes vulpes) from romania. | blood samples of 119 red foxes, originating from 44 hunting grounds of 3 western counties (arad, hunedoara, and timiş) of romania, have been examined for the presence of hepatozoon canis infection using the conventional polymerase chain reaction (pcr) of the fragment of 18s rrna gene. overall, 15 (12.6%) samples were found to be pcr-positive. of the sampled hunting grounds, 29.5% (13/44) were found positive. positive samples were recorded in all screened counties with the prevalence of 14.8% (9/ ... | 2015 | 25764146 |
| the red fox (vulpes vulpes) plays a minor role in the epidemiology of the domestic cycle of trichinella in romania. | nematode worms of the genus trichinella are zoonotic parasites with a worldwide distribution. the majority of the biomass of these nematodes circulates among wildlife, but when humans fail in the proper management of domestic animals and wildlife, trichinella infections are transmitted from the sylvatic to the domestic environment. such failures occur in romania, where a high prevalence of trichinella spiralis has been detected in domestic pigs. the aim of the present study was to provide data a ... | 2015 | 26185060 |