| serological evidence of murine pathogens in wild grey squirrels (sciurus carolinensis) in north wales. | wild grey squirrels in north wales were examined for their serological response to a range of laboratory mouse pathogens. nineteen squirrels were tested against 14 organisms and a high seroprevalence was found to several, including murine cytomegalovirus, mouse adenovirus, reovirus 3, rotavirus and sendai virus. four of the squirrels were seropositive for lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, a zoonotic pathogen. none of the infections has previously been reported in squirrels. | 2002 | 12019534 |
| detection of squirrel poxvirus by nested and real-time pcr from red (sciurus vulgaris) and grey (sciurus carolinensis) squirrels. | squirrel poxvirus (sqpv) is highly pathogenic to red squirrels (sciurus vulgaris), and is a significant contributing factor to the local extinction of the species in most parts of england and wales, where infection is endemic in eastern grey squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) populations. although a nested pcr assay has been used successfully to study the epidemiology of sqpv, samples have a long processing time and the assay is not quantifiable. | 2010 | 20529323 |
| changes in the impact and control of an invasive alien: the grey squirrel (sciurus carolinensis) in great britain, as determined from regional surveys. | the grey squirrel, sciurus carolinensis gmelin, was introduced into sites in england, wales, scotland and ireland from the united states and canada between 1876 and 1929. soon after its introduction there were reports of damage to trees by seasonal bark stripping activity. surveys in state and private forests since 1954 have monitored their distribution and impacts. two surveys also gathered information on control efforts used to minimise damage. grey squirrel population range has expanded signi ... | 2013 | 23417829 |