Fishman Zohar, Gonen Liat, Harrus Shimon, Strauss-Ayali Dalit, King Roni, Baneth Gad
School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
Vet Parasitol. 2004 Jan 5;119(1):21-6. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.08.012.
A seroepidemiological survey was conducted to investigate the prevalence of antibodies reactive with Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis antigens in free-ranging red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Israel. Of 84 fox sera assayed, 36% were seropositive for E. canis by the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test and 24% were positive for H. canis using an enzyme-linked immunosrbent assay (ELISA). Canine ehrlichiosis and hepatozoonosis appear to be endemic in the wild red fox populations in Israel, and foxes may serve as a reservoir for infection of domestic dogs and other wild canine species.
开展了一项血清流行病学调查,以研究以色列野生赤狐(赤狐属)中与犬埃立克体和犬肝簇虫抗原发生反应的抗体的流行情况。在检测的84份狐狸血清中,通过间接荧光抗体(IFA)试验,36%的血清对犬埃立克体呈血清阳性,使用酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA),24%的血清对犬肝簇虫呈阳性。犬埃立克体病和肝簇虫病在以色列野生赤狐种群中似乎呈地方流行性,狐狸可能是家犬和其他野生犬科动物感染的储存宿主。