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. 1999 Apr;37(4):1168-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.4.1168-1169.1999.

Serological evidence of infection with Ehrlichia spp. in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Switzerland

N Pusterla  1 , P Deplazes, U Braun, H Lutz
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Serological evidence of infection with Ehrlichia spp. in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Switzerland

N Pusterla et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Apr.

Abstract

Serum samples from 1,550 red foxes in Switzerland were tested for antibodies to the agents of canine granulocytic and monocytic ehrlichiosis by an indirect immunofluorescent technique. Forty-four (2.8%) of the samples were positive for Ehrlichia phagocytophila, which is an antigen marker for granulocytic ehrlichiosis. In contrast, none of the samples had antibodies specific to Ehrlichia canis, the agent of monocytic ehrlichiosis.

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