| serologic survey of woodchuck hepatitis virus in north carolina woodchucks (marmota monax). | the prevalence of woodchuck hepatitis virus (whv) in wild populations of woodchucks is understudied and therefore unclear. although infection is common in the southeastern region of pennsylvania and surrounding states, it is virtually absent in new york and new england. sera were collected from wild woodchucks from orange county, north carolina and tested for the presence of markers of current or previous infection with whv. of the 24 woodchucks tested, there were three animals (12.5%) with whv ... | 2008 | 18634221 |