Publications

beyond rabies: are free-ranging skunks (mephitis mephitis) in british columbia reservoirs of emerging infection?	wild animal reservoirs are an important source of emerging and zoonotic infection. skunks (mephitis mephitis) are a reservoir of skunk strain rabies virus in canada, with the exception of some areas including the province of british columbia (bc). beyond rabies, the reservoir status of skunks for emerging and zoonotic pathogens in bc is unknown. from march 2011 to february 2015, 50 free-ranging skunks were necropsied and tested for 4 pathogens: influenza a, aleutian disease virus (adv), leptospi ...	2017	26392297
a unique genotype of leptospira interrogans serovar pomona type kennewicki is associated with equine abortion.	although serologic data indicate horses in n. america are exposed to a variety of leptospiral serovars, abortion is almost always associated with leptospira interrogans serovar pomona type kennewicki. a variety of wildlife including raccoons, white tailed deer, striped skunks, opossums, and red and grey foxes have been shown to host serovar pomona and have therefore been suspect as sources of infection for pregnant mares. the aim of the present study was to examine genetic diversity in serovar p ...	2011	21450416
pathogen dynamics and morbidity of striped skunks in the absence of rabies.	parasites have the potential to influence the population dynamics of mammalian hosts, either as a single devastating pathogen or as a community effect. striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) are typically host to rabies, which often regulates population numbers. we assessed micro- and macroparasite dynamics in striped skunk populations in the absence of rabies, to determine if a single pathogen, or community, was responsible for a majority of skunk deaths. we monitored mortality due to pathogens, an ...	2010	20688627
a serological survey of leptospira interrogans serotype pomona in alberta and saskatchewan striped skunks and possible transmission between cattle and skunks.	the range of known occurrence of leptospira interrogans serotype pomona is extended to alberta in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis); no evidence of l. sejroe was found. reacting sera from skunks were confined to the southern portion of alberta and adjacent saskatchewan, although a number of reactors were found sufficiently further north in saskatchewan suggesting that a different mode of infection may be functioning there. of 95 skunk sera from near a dairy farm infected with serotype pomona 40 ...	1981	7343072
leptospira interrogans serotype pomona in saskatchewan: isolation from a naturally infected striped skunk.	leptospira interrogans serotype pomona was isolated from the kidneys of a normal striped skunk (mephitis mephitis hudsonicus) collected near kindersley, saskatchewan. although there were no gross lesions, small foci of chronic interstitial nephritis were observed microscopically. this is the first reported isolation of serotype pomona for the prairie provinces.	1977	597790