Tularaemia seroprevalence of captured and wild animals in Germany: the fox (Vulpes vulpes) as a biological indicator.

Prevalence of parasitic infections in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and golden Jackal (Canis aureus) in Iran

Red foxes and golden jackals are the two most abundant wild carnivores of Iran which have the ability to adopt a variety of habitats and human proximity. Despite this, very few investigations on their helminth and none on their external parasites infections have been carried out in Iran. Between 2003 and 2004, a total of 79 jackals and 37 foxes were collected from 3 different climatic zones of ...

Microsporum canis infection in a red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

A 3-month-old male red fox that was in contact with a Persian cat referred to the small animal hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran with multi-focal circular non-pruritic skin lesions and hair loss mainly on the head and extremities. A complete series of dermatologic tests such as Wood’s light examination, direct microscopic examination, and fungal culture were perform...

Structure of Vomeronasal Organ (Jacobson) in the Male Red Fox (Vulpes Vulpes)

Introduction: Most mammalians possess an accessory olfactory system, which its first part is called vomeronasal organ (VNO). In this research, we studied the structure of this organ in Azerbaijani red fox. Methods: Heads of 10 healthy male fox carcasses were collected from areas around Tabriz and transferred to the laboratory in frozen form or in fixative solution. Biometrical e...

Karyotype Analysis of Vulpes vulpes (Common Fox) of Iran

A survey for Toxoplasma gondii in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) from Finnmark County, Norway

Samples (blood or tissue fluid) from 405 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Finnmark, Northern Norway, were assayed for antibodies against T. gondii using the direct agglutination test (DAT). The proportion of seropositive animals was 42.5 %, with no significant relationship between sex and infection. The proportion of seropositives seemed to increase with age, in agreement with findings in previou...