Table 1 Results of PCR for Hepatozoon spp. and sequencing from blood and bone marrow DNA samples of red foxes from Portugal
Region in Portugal | No. of positive foxes/no. of foxes tested (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
PCR – blood | PCR – bone marrow | PCR – blood and/or bone marrow | PCR and sequencing identifying H. canis– blood and/or bone marrow | |
North and centre | 37/50 (74.0) | 39/47 (83.0) | 41/50 (82.0) | 40/49 (81.6) |
South | 6/11 (54.5) | 23/32 (71.9) | 29/41 (70.7) | 28/41 (68.3) |
Total | 43/61 (70.5) | 62/79 (78.5) | 70/91 (76.9) | 68/90 (75.6) |