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Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection of red foxes (Vulpes vulpes).
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W. Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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Parasitological Institute of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Košice, Slovakia
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Grzegorz Karbowiak
W. Stefanski Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland.
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2009;16(2):299-300
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The investigation of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection covered 111 red foxes from the Mazovian Province. Determination was based on PCR amplification of 16S rRNA gene and the portion of msp4 gene coding MSP4 major surface protein. The presence of A. phagocytophilum was found in 2.7 % of foxes.