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. 1982 Jun 1;23(2):211–220. doi: 10.1186/BF03546807

Experimental Encephalitozoonosis in the Blue Fox

Transplacental Transmission of the Parasite

Eksperimentell encephalitozoonose hos blåreu — Transplacental overføring av parasitten

S F Mohn 1,✉, K Nordstoga 1, O M Møller 1
PMCID: PMC8295784  PMID: 6816029

Abstract

Spores of Encephalitozoon cuniculi were recovered from foetal and placental tissues from blue fox females orally inoculated with the parasite. The results provided evidence for transplacental transmission of the causative agent of fox encephalitozoonosis.

Keywords: blue fox, encephalitozoonosis, transplacental transmission

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