Leishmania tropica infection in golden jackals and red foxes, Israel

Emerg Infect Dis. 2010 Dec;16(12):1973-5. doi: 10.3201/eid1612.100953.

Abstract

During a survey of wild canids, internal transcribed spacer 1 real-time PCR and high-resolution melt analysis identified Leishmania tropica in samples from jackals and foxes. Infection was most prevalent in ear and spleen samples. Jackals and foxes may play a role in the spread of zoonotic L. tropica.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • DNA, Protozoan / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / analysis
  • Disease Reservoirs / parasitology
  • Disease Reservoirs / veterinary*
  • Foxes / parasitology*
  • Israel / epidemiology
  • Jackals / parasitology*
  • Leishmania tropica / genetics
  • Leishmania tropica / isolation & purification*
  • Leishmaniasis / epidemiology
  • Leishmaniasis / veterinary*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
  • Wolves / parasitology

Substances

  • DNA, Protozoan
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer

Associated data

  • GENBANK/GU591390
  • GENBANK/GU591391
  • GENBANK/GU591392
  • GENBANK/GU591393
  • GENBANK/GU591394
  • GENBANK/GU591395
  • GENBANK/GU591396
  • GENBANK/GU591397