| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in wild and domestic animals in northern california. | wild and domestic animals from 3 geographic-climatologic areas in northern california were tested for antibodies against toxoplasma gondii. a total of 2,796 serum samples representing 37 species of wild mammals, 35 species of wild birds, and 5 species of domestic animals were tested by the indirect hemagglutination test. of 1,174 wild mammal serums tested, 10.8% were positive, which compared with 14.7% of the 1,221 domestic mammal serums. of 229 wild carnivores tested, 45% were seropositive, inc ... | 1976 | 977457 |
| sinus worm skrjabingylus spp. (nematoda: pseudaliidae) from rabid skunks (mephitis mephitis) in california. | | 1969 | 5815929 |
| serologic evidence of west nile virus exposure in north american mesopredators. | sera from 936 mammalian mesopredators (virginia opossums, gray foxes, striped skunks, hooded skunks, raccoons, a bobcat, and a red fox) were collected during 2003 and 2004 in california, arizona, texas, louisiana, ohio, and wyoming and screened for flavivirus-specific antibodies by an epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (blocking elisa). serum samples positive for antibodies against flaviviruses were screened for west nile virus (wnv)-specific antibodies by blocking elisa and sele ... | 2007 | 17255248 |
| modest genetic differentiation among north american populations of sarcocystis neurona may reflect expansion in its geographic range. | sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of neurological disease in horses (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, epm) and sea otters in the united states. in addition, epm-like disease has been diagnosed in several other land and marine mammals. opossums are its only definitive hosts. little genetic diversity among isolates of s. neurona from different hosts has been reported. here, we used 11 microsatellites to characterize s. neurona dna isolated from natural infections in 22 sea otters (enhyd ... | 2008 | 18243561 |
| skunk rabies in california (1992-2003)--implications for oral rabies vaccination. | skunk-variant rabies is endemic in california (united states), and the development of oral vaccines and baits to vaccinate skunks is in progress. in 2003, the california department of public health (cdph) began to quantify the impacts of skunk-variant rabies and to assess the feasibility of using oral rabies vaccination (orv) as a containment measure. the cdph rabies case data for skunks were spatially depicted and analyzed using a geographic information system. statewide, rabid skunks (1992-200 ... | 2008 | 18957660 |
| benefit cost scenarios of potential oral rabies vaccination for skunks in california. | scenario-based analyses were computed for benefits and costs linked with hypothetical oral rabies vaccination (orv) campaigns to contain or eliminate skunk-variant rabies in skunks (mephitis mephitis) in california, usa. scenario 1 assumed baiting eight zones (43,388 km(2) total) that comprised 73% of known skunk rabies locations in the state. scenario 2 also assumed baiting these eight zones, but further assumed that added benefits would result from preventing the spread of skunk-variant rabies ... | 2009 | 19204355 |
| seroprevalence of trypanosoma cruzi among eleven potential reservoir species from six states across the southern united states. | trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of chagas' disease, is a substantial public health concern in latin america. although rare in humans and domestic animals in the united states, t. cruzi is commonly detected in some wildlife species, most commonly raccoons (procyon lotor) and virginia opossums (didelphis virginiana). to increase our understanding of the reservoir host species range and geographic distribution, 11 species of mammals from six states spanning the known range of t. cruzi (arizo ... | 2010 | 20020815 |
| aleutian disease: an emerging disease in free-ranging striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) from california. | aleutian disease virus (adv, amdovirus, parvoviridae) primarily infects farmed mustelids (mink and ferrets) but also other fur-bearing animals and humans. three aleutian disease (ad) cases have been described in captive striped skunks; however, little is known about the relevance of ad in free-ranging carnivores. this work describes the pathological findings and temporospatial distribution in 7 cases of ad in free-ranging striped skunks. all cases showed neurologic disease and were found in a 46 ... | 2015 | 25445322 |
| ultra-deep sequencing of intra-host rabies virus populations during cross-species transmission. | one of the hurdles to understanding the role of viral quasispecies in rna virus cross-species transmission (cst) events is the need to analyze a densely sampled outbreak using deep sequencing in order to measure the amount of mutation occurring on a small time scale. in 2009, the california department of public health reported a dramatic increase (350) in the number of gray foxes infected with a rabies virus variant for which striped skunks serve as a reservoir host in humboldt county. to better ... | 2013 | 24278493 |