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Serologic survey for selected infectious disease agents in swift and kit foxes from the western United States.

Authors :
Miller DS
Covell DF
McLean RG
Adrian WJ
Niezgoda M
Gustafson JM
Rongstad OJ
Schultz RD
Kirk LJ
Quan TJ
Source :
Journal of wildlife diseases [J Wildl Dis] 2000 Oct; Vol. 36 (4), pp. 798-805.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

A serologic survey of swift fox (Vulpes velox) and kit fox (V. macrotis) from the western USA was conducted for 12 infectious diseases. Samples from swift fox were collected between 1987 and 1992 from Colorado (n = 44), Kansas (n = 10), and Wyoming (n = 9). Samples from kit fox were collected in California (n = 86), New Mexico (n = 18), Utah (n = 9), and Arizona (n = 6). Overall antibody prevalence rates were 33 of 110 (30%) for canine parvovirus (CPV), 9 of 72 (13%) for canine distemper virus (CDV), 23 of 117 (20%) for vesicular stomatitis New Jersey, 16 of 117 (14%) for vesicular stomatitis Indiana, six of 117 (5%) for Cache Valley virus, five of 117 (4%) for Jamestown Canyon virus, one of 97 (1%) for rabies virus, one of 117 (1%) for Colorado tick fever virus, and one of 117 (1%) for western equine encephalitis virus. In addition, antibodies were not found to Yersinia pestis, Francisella tularensis, and Borrelia burgdorferi in serum from 25 Colorado swift fox. Adult swift fox from Colorado had serologic evidence of exposure to CPV more often than juveniles. No juvenile swift fox from Colorado had serum antibodies to CDV. There were season-specific differences in serum antibody prevalence for CPV for swift fox from Colorado. No viruses were isolated from ectoparasites or fox from Colorado.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0090-3558
Volume :
36
Issue :
4
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Journal of wildlife diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
11085448
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-36.4.798