Eb. Jakubek et al., Seroprevalences of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Swedish red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), VET PARASIT, 102(1-2), 2001, pp. 167-172
The prevalences of antibodies to the protozoan parasites Toxoplasma gondii
and Neospora caninum were investigated by the direct agglutination test (DA
T) and ELISA, respectively, in 221 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from different
parts of Sweden. A total of 84 (38%) of the analysed sera had antibodies t
o T gondii, but none of the foxes had antibodies to N. caninum. The results
indicate that T gondii infection is fairly common in Swedish red foxes and
that the infection is present in most parts of the country. They also show
that N. caninum is not widespread as a latent infection among red foxes in
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