Fox cryptosporidiosis

Foxes represent a reservoir of zoonotic diseases and it is necessary perform a control of disease situation. Total 111 fecal samples originated form wild foxes were collected in Czech Republic and Poland in two consequence years 2013 - 2014. All fecal samples were screened for presence of Cryptosporidium spp. using both microscopy and molecular methods. Altogether two samples were molecularly positive and phylogenetic analyses reveal presence C. andersoni in both of them. Low prevalence (1.8%) and low infection intensity was observed in this study. Eighteen cases of diarrhea were detected, but no animal was positive for cryptosporidium infection