Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the main course for acute hepatitis in humans throughout the world. Human associated genotypes 1 and 2 as well as zoonotic genotypes 3 and 4 are grouped in the species Orthohepevirus A.
Martin Eiden +7 more
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Intraguild Competition between Endangered Kit Foxes and a Novel Predator in a Novel Environment
A population of endangered San Joaquin kit foxes inhabits the urban environment in the city of Bakersfield, California, United States. This population is considered important for the conservation and recovery of this species.
Brian L. Cypher +3 more
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Screening red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) for possible viral causes of encephalitis [PDF]
Background: Next to various known infectious and non-infectious causes, the aetiology of non-suppurative encephalitis in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) often remains unclear.
Becker, Sabrina +10 more
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Morphology of the transverse ligament of the atlas and the alar ligaments in the silver fox (Vulpes vulpes var) [PDF]
Background Recent new anatomical and histological features of craniocervical junction in dogs and cats were described providing evidence of differences between the carnivore species. No information on these structures in foxes exists.
Barszcz, Karolina +4 more
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Contrasting human perceptions of and attitudes towards two threatened small carnivores, Lycalopex fulvipes and Leopardus guigna, in rural communities adjacent to protected areas in Chile [PDF]
Indexación: Scopus.The interaction between humans and small carnivores is a phenomenon especially frequent in rural fringes, as is the case of communities surrounding natural areas. In Chile, two species of threatened carnivores, the Darwin's Fox and the
Acuña, F. +7 more
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To test the effects of domestication on craniofacial skeletal morphology, we used three-dimensional geometric morphometrics (GM) along with linear and endocranial measurements to compare selected (domesticated) and unselected foxes from the Russian Farm ...
Timothy M. Kistner +3 more
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Increased Prevalence of Trichinella spp., Northeastern Germany, 2008
In 2008, a Trichinella spp. outbreak occurred on a small family-owned pig farm in Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania in northeastern Germany. To obtain epidemiologic information on this outbreak, we determined that after 2005 the prevalence of Trichinella spp.
Gunter Pannwitz +3 more
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Detection of Circovirus in Foxes with Meningoencephalitis, United Kingdom, 2009–2013
A fox circovirus was identified in serum samples from foxes with unexplained neurologic signs by using viral metagenomics. Fox circovirus nucleic acid was localized in histological lesions of the cerebrum by in situ hybridization. Viruses from the family
Steve Bexton +11 more
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Anatomical middle and inner ear parameters are often used to predict hearing sensitivities of mammalian species. Given that ear morphology is substantially affected both by phylogeny and body size, it is interesting to consider whether the relatively ...
Burda, H., Malkemper, E., Mason, M.
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Multiple components of environmental change drive populations of breeding waders in seminatural grasslands [PDF]
Environments are rapidly changing due to climate change, land use, intensive agriculture, and the impact of hunting on predator populations. Here, we analyzed longterm data recorded during 1928–2014 on the size of breeding populations of waders at two ...
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