| 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 |
| full genetic characterization and epidemiology of a novel amdoparvovirus in striped skunk (mephitis mephitis). | amdoparvovirus is a newly defined parvoviral genus that contains four species (carnivore amdoparvovirus 1-4), including the well-known aleutian mink disease virus (amdv). amdoparvoviruses cause an immune-associated and often lethal wasting syndrome in mustelidae and caninae hosts. in this study, we molecularly investigated amdoparvoviruses detected in 44 striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) found dead in and around vancouver, british columbia, canada. some of the animals exhibited pathological cha ... | 2017 | 28487558 |