The red fox, Vulpes V. aegyptiaca, a new host of leishmania major in Sinai Peninsula
Morsy, T.A.; Saleh, W.A.; Ismail, M.A.M.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology 32(3): 737-743
2002
ISSN/ISBN: 1110-0583 PMID: 12512806 Document Number: 548886
A leishmanial isolate was obtained from the ear of one red fox or Nile fox (Vulpes v. aegyptiaca) out of eight from North Sinai Governorate. The isolate was typed by the enzymatic variant profiles of the four enzymes, GPI, G6PD. 6PGD and PGM against the three Old World reference strains, L. major, L. tropica and L. donovani and proved to be Leishmania major. This is the second time that L. major has been shown to occur in canine hosts. The list of the mammalian hosts of L. major was reviewed and discussed.