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Among wild carnivores, red foxes ( Vulpes vulpes ) are one of the most adapted to anthropic ecosystems and one of the most abundant ones living in close proximity to humans. They are well recognized as important natural reservoirs for a large number of zoonotic agents in Europe, including ticks and tick-borne pathogens. The aim of our study was to establish the prevalence of two zoonotic tick-borne pathogens,  Anaplasma phagocytophilum  and  Borrelia burgdorferi  sensu lato (s.l.), in  Ixodes ricinus  ticks collected from red foxes. A total number of 216 red foxes, from 9 counties,were investigated and 204  Ixodes ricinus  ticks, of all developmental stages were collected. PCR was performed on all samples to detect  B. burgdorferi  s.l. and  A. phagocytophilum  DNA. Only  A. phagocytophilum  was detected with an overall prevalence of 4.4%. As foxes represent a good model of sentinel species, further studies on the structure of tick communities correlated with the presence of tick-borne pathogens, can be suggestive for the risk posed for public health.

Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, in Ixodes ricinus Parasitising on Red Foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from Romania