NDLI: Spatial distribution of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Hepatozoon canis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary.

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Author	Tolnai, Z. Sréter-Lancz, Z. Sréter, T.
Spatial Coverage	Hungary
Description	Country affiliation: Hungary Author Affiliation: Tolnai Z ( Laboratory of Parasitology, Fish and Bee Diseases, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, H-1143 Budapest, Tábornok u. 2, Hungary.); Sréter-Lancz Z ( Laboratory of Microbiology, Food and Feed Safety Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, H-1091 Budapest, Mester u. 81, Hungary.); Sréter T ( Laboratory of Parasitology, Fish and Bee Diseases, Veterinary Diagnostic Directorate, National Food Chain Safety Office, H-1143 Budapest, Tábornok u. 2, Hungary. Electronic address: SreterT@nebih.gov.hu.)
Abstract	In recent years, Ehrlichia canis and Hepatozoon canis transmitted by Rhipicephalus sanguineus were reported from Hungary. The aim of the present study was to reveal the spatial distribution pattern of pathogens transmitted by R. sanguineus in a sentinel species, red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Hungary and to analyse the relationship of these patterns with landscape and climate by geographical information systems. Fox carcasses, representing 0.5% of the total fox population were randomly selected out of all the foxes of Hungary. The spleen samples of the animals were tested by real-time PCR for Anaplasma platys, Babesia vogeli, E. canis and H. canis infection. Positive results were confirmed by conventional PCR followed by sequencing. The prevalence of H. canis infection was 22.2% (95% CI=18.4-26.4%), and this parasite was detected in all areas including the mountain regions of Hungary. These findings indicate that other tick species or other transmission routes (oral and transplacental) might be in the background of the countrywide distribution of H. canis. Anaplasma platys was not found; nevertheless, the prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection transmitted by Ixodes ricinus was 12.5% (95% CI=9.7-16.1%) in foxes. B. vogeli and E. canis infection was not detected. There was no correlation between environmental parameter values in the home range of foxes and A. phagocytophilum or H. canis infection, which is in line with that observed in the case of tick species infesting foxes in Hungary. The results of this study indicate that R. sanguineus, if present, might be rare in Hungary. Our baseline study can be used for future evaluation of the effect of climate change on the spreading and emergence of R. sanguineus transmitted pathogens in Hungary.
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ISSN	1877959X
Issue Number	5
Volume Number	6
e-ISSN	18779603
Journal	Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2015-07-01
Publisher Place	Netherlands
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Communicable Diseases Discipline Parasitology Anaplasma Phagocytophilum Isolation & Purification Anaplasmosis Epidemiology Coccidia Coccidiosis Veterinary Foxes Tick-borne Diseases Transmission Animals Parasitology Hungary Rhipicephalus Sanguineus Microbiology Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Infectious Diseases Parasitology Microbiology Insect Science

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