Short Communication Occurrence of Cryptosporidium parvum and Bacterial Pathogens in Faecal Material in the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Population

Y. Nagano1, M.B. Finn2, C.J. Lowery2, T. Murphy3, J. Moriarty4, E. Power5, D. Toolan6, A. O’Loughlin7, M. Watabe1, K.A. McCorry1, E. Crothers1, J.S.G. Dooley2, J.R. Rao8, P.J. Rooney1, B.C. Millar1, M. Matsuda9, J.S. Elborn1 and J.E. Moore1∗ 1Northern Ireland Public Health Laboratory, Department of Bacteriology, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast; 2School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, UK; 3Department of Parasitology, Department of Agriculture and Food, Central State Veterinary Laboratory, Abbottstown, Castleknock, Dublin; 4Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Food, Dublin; 5Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Food, Cork; 6Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Food, Kilkenny; 7Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Department of Agriculture and Food, Limerick, Ireland; 8Applied Plant Science Research Division, Agri-Food and Bioscience Institute (AFBI), Belfast, Northern Ireland; 9Laboratory of Molecular Biology, School of Environmental Health Sciences, Azabu University, Kanagawa, Japan ∗Correspondence: E-mail: jemoore@niphl.dnet.co.uk