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Case Reports
. 2019 Oct;55(4):958-960.
Epub 2019 Mar 11.

Evidence of Pathogenic Leptospira Infection in a Free-ranging Andean Fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) from Central Chile

Sebastián Llanos-Soto  1 , Maria Ignacia Najle  1 , Miguel Salgado  2 , Daniel González-Acuña  1
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Case Reports

Evidence of Pathogenic Leptospira Infection in a Free-ranging Andean Fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) from Central Chile

Sebastián Llanos-Soto et al. J Wildl Dis. 2019 Oct.

Abstract

We found evidence of infection and shedding of Leptospira serovars Ballum and Canicola in the Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) in Chile. We used PCR to demonstrate the presence of Leptospira DNA and microagglutination tests to identify serovars.

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