Article
First isolation of Leptospira interrogans from Lycalopex griseus (South American gray fox) in Argentina shows new MLVA genotype.
Journal of wildlife diseases - 1 Jan 2013
Scialfa Exequiel, Brihuega Bibiana, Venzano Agustín, Morris Winston Eduardo, Bolpe Jorge, Schettino Mateo
Abstract excerpt
To identify carriers of Leptospira spp. in Argentina, wild animals were trapped in Buenos Aires Province during three nights, capturing 12 Didelphis albiventris (white-eared opossum), six Chaetophractus villosus (big hairy armadillo), five Lycalopex griseus (South American gray fox), and two Conepatus chinga (Molina's hog-nosed skunk). All were tested by microscopic agglutination test, and five (two gray foxes,...
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