scholarly journals Behavioural Changes in Free-ranging Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) due to Sarcoptic Mange

1994 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-459
Author(s):  
Kristian Overskaug
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Spatiotemporal spread of sarcoptic mange in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Switzerland over more than 60 years: lessons learnt from comparative analysis of multiple surveillance tools

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Roberto Rolando Pisano ◽  
Fridolin Zimmermann ◽  
Luca Rossi ◽  
Simon Capt ◽  
Ezgi Akdesir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
General Health ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Sarcoptes Scabiei ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
First Case ◽  
Combining Data

Abstract Background Sarcoptic mange is a contagious skin disease of wild and domestic mammals caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. Reports of sarcoptic mange in wildlife increased worldwide in the second half of the 20th century, especially since the 1990s. The aim of this study was to provide new insights into the epidemiology of mange by (i) documenting the emergence of sarcoptic mange in the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) in the last decades in Switzerland; and (ii) describing its spatiotemporal spread combining data obtained through different surveillance methods. Methods Retrospective analysis of archived material together with prospective data collection delivered a large dataset from the 19th century to 2018. Methods included: (i) a review of historical literature; (ii) screening of necropsy reports from general health surveillance (1958–2018); (iii) screening of data on mange (1968–1992) collected during the sylvatic rabies eradication campaign; (iv) a questionnaire survey (<1980–2017) and (v) evaluation of camera-trap bycatch data (2005–2018). Results Sarcoptic mange in red foxes was reported as early as 1835 in Switzerland. The first case diagnosed in the framework of the general health surveillance was in 1959. Prior to 1980, sarcoptic mange occurred in non-adjacent surveillance districts scattered all over the country. During the period of the rabies epidemic (1970s-early 1990s), the percentage of foxes tested for rabies with sarcoptic mange significantly decreased in subregions with rabies, whereas it remained high in the few rabies-free subregions. Sarcoptic mange re-emerged in the mid-1990s and continuously spread during the 2000–2010s, to finally extend to the whole country in 2017. The yearly prevalence of mange in foxes estimated by camera-trapping ranged from 0.1–12%. Conclusions Sarcoptic mange has likely been endemic in Switzerland as well as in other European countries at least since the mid-19th century. The rabies epidemics seem to have influenced the pattern of spread of mange in several locations, revealing an interesting example of disease interaction in free-ranging wildlife populations. The combination of multiple surveillance tools to study the long-term dynamics of sarcoptic mange in red foxes in Switzerland proved to be a successful strategy, which underlined the usefulness of questionnaire surveys.

scholarly journals Survey on viral pathogens in wild red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Germany with emphasis on parvoviruses and analysis of a DNA sequence from a red fox parvovirus

1998 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 433-440 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. TRUYEN ◽  
T. MÜLLER ◽  
R. HEIDRICH ◽  
K. TACKMANN ◽  
L. E. CARMICHAEL
Keyword(s):  
Dna Sequence ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Red Fox ◽  
Canine Parvovirus ◽  
Domestic Dog ◽  
Interspecies Transmission ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Feline Panleukopenia Virus ◽  
Free Ranging

The seroprevalence of canine parvovirus (CPV), canine distemper virus (CDV), canine adenovirus (CAV) and canine herpesvirus (CHV) infections in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) was determined in fox sera collected between 1991 and 1995. A total of 500 sera were selected and the seroprevalences were estimated to be 13% (65 of 500 sera) for CPV, 4·4% (17 of 383 sera) for CDV, 3·5% (17 of 485 sera) for CAV, and 0·4% (2 of 485 sera) for CHV, respectively. No statistically significant differences were observed between the two (rural and suburban) areas under study.Parvovirus DNA sequences were amplified from tissues of free-ranging foxes and compared to those of prototype viruses from dogs and cats. We report here a parvovirus sequence indicative of a true intermediate between the feline panleukopenia virus-like viruses and the canine parvovirus-like viruses. The red fox parvoviral sequence, therefore, appears to represent a link between those viral groups. The DNA sequence together with a significant seroprevalence of parvovirus infections in foxes supports the hypothesis that the sudden emergence of canine parvovirus in the domestic dog population may have involved the interspecies transmission between wild and domestic carnivores.

NEOSPORA CANINUM–LIKE OOCYSTS OBSERVED IN FECES OF FREE-RANGING RED FOXES (VULPES VULPES) AND COYOTES (CANIS LATRANS)

2006 ◽  
Vol 92 (6) ◽  
pp. 1270-1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendela Wapenaar ◽  
Mark C. Jenkins ◽  
Ryan M. O'Handley ◽  
Herman W. Barkema
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Canis Latrans ◽  
Neospora Caninum ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Detection of Leishmania infantum DNA in tissues of free-ranging red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Central Italy

2010 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 689-692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranieri Verin ◽  
Alessandro Poli ◽  
Gaetano Ariti ◽  
Simona Nardoni ◽  
Martina Bertuccelli Fanucchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leishmania Infantum ◽  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Central Italy ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Free Ranging

PATHOLOGY OF SARCOPTIC MANGE IN RED FOXES (VULPES VULPES): MACROSCOPIC AND HISTOLOGIC CHARACTERIZATION OF THREE DISEASE STAGES

2013 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Nimmervoll ◽  
Stefan Hoby ◽  
Nadia Robert ◽  
Elena Lommano ◽  
Monika Welle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Disease Stages

scholarly journals Molecular evidence of kobuviruses in free-ranging red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2014 ◽  
Vol 159 (7) ◽  
pp. 1803-1806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Di Martino ◽  
Federica Di Profio ◽  
Irene Melegari ◽  
Serena Robetto ◽  
Elisabetta Di Felice ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Free Ranging

scholarly journals Detection of Gastric Helicobacter Species in Free-ranging Lynx (Lynx lynx) and Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Sweden

2008 ◽  
Vol 44 (3) ◽  
pp. 697-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torsten Mörner ◽  
Caroline Bröjer ◽  
Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis ◽  
Dolores Gavier-Widén ◽  
Hans-Olof Nilsson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Lynx Lynx ◽  
Red Foxes ◽  
Free Ranging

Evaluation of a serological test (indirect ELISA) for the diagnosis of sarcoptic mange in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes)

2006 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 411-416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Set Bornstein ◽  
Jenny Frössling ◽  
Katarina Näslund ◽  
Göran Zakrisson ◽  
Torsten Mörner
Keyword(s):  
Vulpes Vulpes ◽  
Indirect Elisa ◽  
Serological Test ◽  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Red Foxes
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