| california encephalitis virus endemicity in the yukon territory, 1972. | sera from 218 of 1574 (14%) small mammals collected in the yukon territory between 14 may and 13 august 1972 neutralized a yukon strain of california encephalitis virus (snowshoe-hare subtype). these included 133 of 319 (42%) snowshoe hares (lepus americanus), 84 of 1243 (7%) ground squirrels (citellus undulatus) and 1 of 12 (8%) tree squirrels (tamiasciurus hudsonicus). california encephalitis virus (snow-shoe hare subtype) was isolated from four pools of unengorged aedes communis mosquitoes co ... | 1973 | 4146347 |
| california encephalitis virus isolations from yukon mosquitoes, 1971. | | 1972 | 4622645 |
| california encephalitis virus prevalence in yukon mosquitoes during 1973. | | 1974 | 4815345 |
| population declines in the snowshoe hare and the role of stress. | every 10 years snowshoe hare populations across the boreal forest of north america go through a population cycle, culminating in a decline lasting 4 or more years. we tested the hypothesis that snowshoe hares during the decline are in poor condition and less able to respond to challenges in their environment by examining the stress response of male hares. three groups from february and may, 1991 (the second year of the hare decline in the yukon), were compared: baseline hares were collected to o ... | 1993 | 8405899 |
| tularemia, plague, yersiniosis, and tyzzer's disease in wild rodents and lagomorphs in canada: a review. | information related to infection of wild rodents or lagomorphs in canada by francisella tularensis, yersinia pestis, other yersinia spp., and clostridium piliforme was searched for this study. reports on tularemia in humans linked to these species came from diagnostic databases, literature, wildlife health specialists, and public health agencies. tularemia has been diagnosed in 8 species of wild rodent and 2 species in the genus lepus in canada. tularemia occurred in wild animals, or in humans a ... | 2009 | 20190973 |
| Widespread dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks collected from songbirds across Canada. | Abstract Millions of Lyme disease vector ticks are dispersed annually by songbirds across Canada, but often overlooked as the source of infection. For clarity on vector distribution, we sampled 481 ticks (12 species and 3 undetermined ticks) from 211 songbirds (42 species/subspecies) nationwide. Using PCR, 52 (29.5%) of 176 Ixodes ticks tested were positive for the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. Immature blacklegged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, collected from infested songbird ... | 2011 | 21864130 |
| impact of high predation risk on genome-wide hippocampal gene expression in snowshoe hares. | the population dynamics of snowshoe hares (lepus americanus) are fundamental to the ecosystem dynamics of canada's boreal forest. during the 8- to 11-year population cycle, hare densities can fluctuate up to 40-fold. predators in this system (lynx, coyotes, great-horned owls) affect population numbers not only through direct mortality but also through sublethal effects. the chronic stress hypothesis posits that high predation risk during the decline severely stresses hares, leading to greater st ... | 2014 | 25234370 |