| a serological survey of leptospira interrogans serotype pomona in alberta and saskatchewan striped skunks and possible transmission between cattle and skunks. | the range of known occurrence of leptospira interrogans serotype pomona is extended to alberta in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis); no evidence of l. sejroe was found. reacting sera from skunks were confined to the southern portion of alberta and adjacent saskatchewan, although a number of reactors were found sufficiently further north in saskatchewan suggesting that a different mode of infection may be functioning there. of 95 skunk sera from near a dairy farm infected with serotype pomona 40 ... | 1981 | 7343072 |
| streptococcus equisimilis infection in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in saskatchewan. | three radio-collared striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) found dead during a field study of winter ecology of striped skunks near willowbrook, saskatchewan, canada were examined. streptococcus equisimilis was identified as the primary agent causing necrotizing purulent pneumonia in one skunk and suppurative meningoencephalitis in another. both streptococcus equisimilis and streptococcus canis were isolated from lesions of purulent myocarditis and pyothorax in the third skunk. these are apparently ... | 2002 | 12238389 |
| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in mesocarnivores of the canadian prairies. | the protozoon toxoplasma gondii has a worldwide distribution and affects many species of warm-blooded animals. in the canadian prairies, mesocarnivores such as striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) and raccoons (procyon lotor) have experienced an increase in density and distribution, and they are in close contact with human dwellings. however, there has been no systematic study on the seroprevalence of t. gondii in these mesocarnivore populations. the objectives of the current project were to deter ... | 2007 | 18314682 |
| prevalence of antibodies to toxoplasma gondii in striped skunks from saskatchewan and alberta. | fifteen percent (81 of 542) of striped skunks, mephitis mephitis, collected in the prairie of alberta and saskatchewan during 1974 to 1978, were positive for antibodies against toxoplasma gondii. the seropositive rates varied from 8% (6 of 78) for skunks less than six months of age to 47% (9 of 19) in animals three or more years old. spring and summer transmission was indicated by a preponderance of high titres (greater than or equal to 1:1024) in seropositive skunks collected april through sept ... | 1980 | 7431517 |
| growth characteristics in cell culture and pathogenicity in mice of two terrestrial rabies strains indigenous to canada. | two strains of street rabies virus from striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) were used to infect either a murine neuroblastoma (na 1300) or a baby hamster kidney (bhk-21/c13) cell culture and the cell infection rates were noted during 4 days postinfection. these cultures were then passaged for four consecutive passages, and the viruses obtained in the supernatant fluids of passage 4 were then treated as original isolates and used to infect both neuroblastoma and baby hamster kidney cells. the mort ... | 1988 | 3378201 |
| leptospira interrogans serotype pomona in saskatchewan: isolation from a naturally infected striped skunk. | leptospira interrogans serotype pomona was isolated from the kidneys of a normal striped skunk (mephitis mephitis hudsonicus) collected near kindersley, saskatchewan. although there were no gross lesions, small foci of chronic interstitial nephritis were observed microscopically. this is the first reported isolation of serotype pomona for the prairie provinces. | 1977 | 597790 |
| rabies and rabies control in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) in three prairie regions of western north america. | the number and geographic distribution of rabies cases in striped skunks (mephitis mephitis) from saskatchewan (n = 2,506 cases), montana (n = 1,142), and alberta (n = 199) since 1963 were reviewed. in saskatchewan the number of cases increased steadily for 5 yr and then fluctuated consistently in a 4 yr cyclic pattern. similarly an initial sweep across the province was followed by a cyclic pattern of geographic expansion (3 to 4 yr) and reduction (1 to 2 yr). no organized control efforts were c ... | 1988 | 3045346 |
| patterns of gastrointestinal parasitism among five sympatric prairie carnivores: are males reservoirs? | male vertebrates are believed to be disproportionately vulnerable to parasites, but empirical support for this contention is mixed. we tested the hypothesis of higher levels of parasitism in males with the use of counts of gastrointestinal helminths in 5 sympatric mammalian carnivores (american badgers, coyotes, red foxes, raccoons, striped skunks) from central saskatchewan. parasite burdens for females and males of each host species were compared with the use of prevalence (percentage of hosts ... | 2007 | 17626341 |
| secondary poisoning of eagles following intentional poisoning of coyotes with anticholinesterase pesticides in western canada. | records of eagles, coyotes (canis latrans), and red foxes (vulpes vulpes) necropsied at the western college of veterinary medicine, saskatoon, saskatchewan, canada, between 1967 and 2002 were reviewed for cases suggestive of anticholinesterase poisoning. from 1993 to 2002, 54 putative poisoning incidents involving 70 bald eagles (haliaeetus leucocephalus) and 10 golden eagles (aquila chrysaetus) were identified. of these, 50 incidents occurred in saskatchewan, two were in manitoba, and one occur ... | 2004 | 15362815 |