Isolation of Leishmania infantum from a red fox (Vulpes vulpes) and vector competence of Phlebotomus perniciosus
Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Antonio Camarda, Petr Volf, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto · 2026
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A peer-reviewed research article from Europe PMC (2026). Red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) have been reported as potential reservoirs of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean region; however, their capacity to infect sand fly vectors has not been previously demonstrated. infantum from lymph node aspirates of a naturally infected red fox and, for the first time, performed xenodiagnosis in this wild canid species using Phlebotomus perniciosus sand flies.
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| CREATOR | Marcos Antonio Bezerra-Santos, Mariaelisa Carbonara, Renata Fagundes-Moreira, Antonio Camarda, Petr Volf, Filipe Dantas-Torres, Domenico Otranto |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |