Serological Investigation of Wild Boars (Sus scrofa) and Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) As Indicator Animals for Circulation ofFrancisella tularensisin Germany
| Autor: | Herbert Tomaso, Falk Melzer, Wolfgang Müller, Diana Klimpel, Valerie Chaignat, Peter Otto, Roland Diller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Veterinary medicine
Swine 040301 veterinary sciences Vulpes Fauna Sus scrofa Population Foxes Animals Wild Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Microbiology 0403 veterinary science Tularemia 03 medical and health sciences Wild boar Seroepidemiologic Studies Germany Virology biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Animals Seroconversion Francisella tularensis education Swine Diseases 0303 health sciences education.field_of_study biology 030306 microbiology food and beverages Outbreak Original Articles 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Antibodies Bacterial Infectious Diseases |
| Zdroj: | Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases. 14:46-51 |
| ISSN: | 1557-7759 1530-3667 |
| DOI: | 10.1089/vbz.2013.1321 |
| Popis: | Tularemia outbreaks in humans have recently been reported in many European countries, but data on the occurrence in the animal population are scarce. In North America, seroconversion of omnivores and carnivores was used as indicator for the presence of tularemia, for the European fauna, however, data are barely available. Therefore, the suitability of wild boars (Sus scrofa) and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) as indicators for the circulation of F. tularensis in Germany was evaluated. Serum samples from 566 wild boars and 457 red foxes were collected between 1995 and 2012 in three federal states in Central Germany (Hesse, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia). The overall rate of seropositive animals was 1.1% in wild boars and 7.4% in red foxes. In conclusion, serological examination of red foxes is recommended, because they can be reliably used as indicator animals for the presence of F. tularensis in the environment. |
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