Autochthonous Hepatozoon infection in hunting dogs and foxes from the Czech Republic

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/60077344:_____/16:00468764 RIV/62157124:16170/16:43874067 RIV/62157124:16270/16:43874067 RIV/62157124:16810/16:43874067
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-016-5191-2" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00436-016-5191-2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00436-016-5191-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s00436-016-5191-2</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Autochthonous Hepatozoon infection in hunting dogs and foxes from the Czech Republic
Original language description
Blood samples from 21 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and 8 hunting dogs from the same locality in the Czech Republic were examined for presence of Hepatozoon canis/Hepatozoon sp. The dogs were selected based on their close contact with foxes during fox bolting and because they had not traveled into known endemic areas. Using diagnostic PCR amplifying partial 18S rDNA fragment, Hepatozoon DNA was detected in 20 red foxes (95 %) and 4 dogs (50 %). From 8 positive foxes and 2 positive dogs, we obtained nearly complete 18S rDNA sequences. Phylogenetic analyses of these sequences revealed very low variability. Buffy coat smears from positive dogs were prepared and examined. No Hepatozoon gamonts were found. This study provides the first report of autochthonous infection of H. canis/Hepatozoon in dogs and foxes from the Czech Republic. Our study indirectly demonstrates cross infection between red foxes and dogs and confirms autochthonous infection of Hepatozoon canis in dogs living in a geographic area well outside the range of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, which is so far the only known vector of H. canis in Europe.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
EE - Microbiology, virology
OECD FORD branch
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Project
Result was created during the realization of more than one project. More information in the Projects tab.
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)<br>I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2016
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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