| serologic survey for selected infectious disease agents in swift and kit foxes from the western united states. | 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 ( ... | 2000 | 11085448 |
| infection with colorado tick fever virus among humans and ticks in a national park and forest, wyoming, 2010. | colorado tick fever (ctf) is an underreported tick-borne viral disease occurring in the western united states. ctf illness includes fever, headache, and severe myalgia lasting for weeks. wyoming has one of the highest ctf incidence rates with approximately 30% of infected persons reporting tick exposure in a wyoming national park or forest before symptom onset. we assessed ctf virus infections among humans and dermacentor andersoni ticks in grand teton national park (grte) and bridger-teton nati ... | 2014 | 25229706 |