Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia
Joint Authors
Tselentis, Yannis
Chochlakis, Dimosthenis
Penezić, Aleksandra
Ćirović, Duško
Psaroulaki, Anna
Sukara, Ratko
Tomanović, Snežana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The golden jackal Canis aureus occurs in south-eastern Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Caucasus, and Africa.
In Serbia, jackals neared extinction; however, during the last 30 years, the species started to spread quickly and to increase in number.
Few studies in the past have revealed their potential role as carriers of zoonotic diseases.
Animal samples were collected over a three-year period (01/2010–02/2013) from 12 sites all over Serbia.
Of the tissue samples collected, spleen was chosen as the tissue to proceed; all samples were tested for Leishmania species and Brucella species by real-time PCR.
Of the 216 samples collected, 15 (6.9%) were positive for Leishmania species, while four (1.9%) were positive for B.
canis.
The potential epidemiologic role of the golden jackal in carrying and dispersing zoonotic diseases in Serbia should be taken under consideration when applying surveillance monitoring schemes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ćirović, Duško& Chochlakis, Dimosthenis& Tomanović, Snežana& Sukara, Ratko& Penezić, Aleksandra& Tselentis, Yannis…[et al.]. 2014. Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493935
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ćirović, Duško…[et al.]. Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493935
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ćirović, Duško& Chochlakis, Dimosthenis& Tomanović, Snežana& Sukara, Ratko& Penezić, Aleksandra& Tselentis, Yannis…[et al.]. Presence of Leishmania and Brucella Species in the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in Serbia. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-493935
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493935