| rabies surveillance in the united states during 1991. | in 1991, 49 states, the district of columbia, and puerto rico reported 6,972 cases of rabies in nonhuman animals and 3 cases in human beings to the centers for disease control. ninety-one percent (6,354 cases) were wild animals, whereas 8.9% (618 cases) were domestic species. the total number of reported cases of rabies increased 42.9% over that of 1990 (4,881 cases), with most of the increase resulting from continued spread of the epizootic of rabies in raccoons in the mid-atlantic and northeas ... | 1992 | 1483899 |
| serologic evidence of west nile virus exposure in north american mesopredators. | sera from 936 mammalian mesopredators (virginia opossums, gray foxes, striped skunks, hooded skunks, raccoons, a bobcat, and a red fox) were collected during 2003 and 2004 in california, arizona, texas, louisiana, ohio, and wyoming and screened for flavivirus-specific antibodies by an epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (blocking elisa). serum samples positive for antibodies against flaviviruses were screened for west nile virus (wnv)-specific antibodies by blocking elisa and sele ... | 2007 | 17255248 |
| surveillance for baylisascaris procyonis in raccoons (procyon lotor) from wyoming, usa. | baylisascaris procyonis is a common roundworm of raccoons that causes severe clinical disease in many vertebrates, including humans. the distribution of b. procyonis in the us is poorly documented in portions of its range and has not been reported from wyoming. our objectives were to determine the statewide distribution and prevalence of this parasite in raccoons in wyoming, using intestinal and fecal examinations. we examined 363 raccoons from 23 wyoming counties in 2009-11, testing the reliabi ... | 2014 | 25014908 |
| rabies surveillance in the united states during 2015. | objective to describe rabies and rabies-related events occurring during 2015 in the united states. design observational study based on passive surveillance data. animals all animals submitted for rabies testing in the united states during 2015. procedures state and territorial public health programs provided data on animals submitted for rabies testing in 2015. data were analyzed temporally and geographically to assess trends in domestic and sylvatic animal rabies cases. results during 2015, 50 ... | 2017 | 28467751 |