First molecular detection of Neospora caninum in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) brain sample in Turkey

Creative Commons License

Erol U., Danyer E., Ütük A. E.

ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.70, sa.1, ss.1-4, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Vaka Takdimi
  • Cilt numarası: 70 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2023
  • Doi Numarası: 10.33988/auvfd.1121661
  • Dergi Adı: ANKARA UNIVERSITESI VETERINER FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-4
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The red fox is a wild carnivore that has the broadest range in the world and it is at the top of the food chain. Thus, this animal acts as intermediate and final host for many parasite species. Neospora caninum is one of the most important protozoan agent causing abortion in cattle, sheep and goats in the world. The final hosts of N. caninum are domestic dogs and wild canids such as wolves and coyotes, while its intermediate hosts are domestic ruminants and many warm-blooded animals, including red foxes. The aim of this study was to research N. caninum in brain samples of three red foxes obtained from wildlife in Turkey by using PCR. At the end of the study N. caninum DNA was detected in one of three brain samples. To the best of our knowledge, with this study, N. caninum was detected for the first time in a red fox brain sample in Turkey.