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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1999, p. 1168-1169, Vol. 37, No. 4
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Serological Evidence of Infection with Ehrlichia spp. in Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in Switzerland

Nicola Pusterla,1,* Peter Deplazes,2 Ueli Braun,1 and Hans Lutz1

Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine1 and Institute of Parasitology,2 University of Zurich, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

Received 11 August 1998/Accepted 21 December 1998

Serum samples from 1,550 red foxes in Switzerland were tested for antibodies to the agents of canine granulocytic and monocytic ehrlichiosis by an indirect immunofluorescent technique. Forty-four (2.8%) of the samples were positive for Ehrlichia phagocytophila, which is an antigen marker for granulocytic ehrlichiosis. In contrast, none of the samples had antibodies specific to Ehrlichia canis, the agent of monocytic ehrlichiosis.

* Corresponding author. Present address: University of California, School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, Davis, CA 95616. Phone: (530) 752-7991. Fax: (530) 752-0414. E-mail: npusterla{at}ucdavis.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, April 1999, p. 1168-1169, Vol. 37, No. 4
0095-1137/99/$04.00+0
Copyright © 1999, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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