Simple Summary The isolation of Leptospira is the most important test to assess infection in
animal species. Several animals play a role as maintenance-host for specific serovars and …

INTRODUCTION: Forestry workers and other people who come into close contact with wild
animals, such as hunters, natural science researchers, game managers or mushroom/berry …

Simple Summary Wildlife can serve as a reservoir for highly contagious and deadly
diseases, many of which are infectious to domestic animals and/or humans. Wildlife …

Wildlife plays a pivot role in the epidemiology of leptospirosis and rodents have a reservoir
function for several Leptospira serogroups. The crested porcupine is the largest rodent of the …

Simple Summary Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) are largely present in Italian wooded areas and
often reach urban environments. These animals are susceptible to several bacterial and …

Red foxes are the most abundant wild carnivore species in Europe commonly exposed to
pathogenic Leptospira and Hepatozoon canis. Despite high seroprevalence, the clinical …

Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes (L.)) are widespread across Europe, tolerant of synanthropic
ecosystems, and susceptible to diseases potentially shared with humans and other animals …

Background Leptospira spp. infect humans and a wide range of domestic and wild animals,
but certain species such as small rodents and red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) play a particular …

Serological surveys in many laboratories around the world have indicated that leptospirosis
occurs frequently in horses, and can be caused by a wide variety of Leptospira serovars …

An ecosystem's health is based on a delicate balance between human, nonhuman animal,
and environmental health. Any factor that leads to an imbalance in one of the components …