| 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 |
| rabies in hooded and striped skunks in arizona. | arizona is home to four species of skunks, and rabies is enzootic in the region in which their ranges overlap. examination of state health data from 1985 to 2004 revealed an irregular 4-10 yr periodicity in the number of cases annually, which may be related to past precipitation patterns. the number of rabid skunks peaked during springtime. locations of rabies epizootics changed over time, but there was no evidence of a large-scale geographic spread. skunks live-trapped during 1996-2002 had a lo ... | 2006 | 17255450 |
| chromosome painting shows that skunks (mephitidae, carnivora) have highly rearranged karyotypes. | the karyotypic relationships of skunks (mephitidae) with other major clades of carnivores are not yet established. here, multi-directional chromosome painting was used to reveal the karyological relationships among skunks and between mephitidae (skunks) and procyonidae (raccoons). representative species from three genera of mephitidae (mephitis mephitis, 2n = 50; mephitis macroura, 2n = 50; conepatus leuconotus, 2n = 46; spilogale gracilis, 2n = 60) and one species of procyonidae (procyon lotor, ... | 2008 | 19051045 |
| a new species of skrjabingylus petrov, 1927 (nematoda: metastrongyloidea) from the frontal sinuses of the hooded skunk, mephitis macroura (mustelidae). | skrjabingylus santaceciliae n. sp. is described based on specimens from the frontal sinuses of a hooded skunk, mephitis macroura, collected from the area de conservación guanacaste, costa rica. skrjabingylus santaceciliae n. sp. differs from the other 5 species in the genus in having pointed spicule tips that lack a rounded or lobed formation and by lacking a prominent distal projection at the tail tip. morphometric comparisons show that s. santaceciliae n. sp. is much smaller than the only othe ... | 2005 | 15856880 |
| identification of skunk species submitted for rabies testing in the desert southwest. | skunks usually are identified by their common name (skunk) when submitted for rabies testing. in the desert southwest (arizona, new mexico, texas, usa; and northern mexico), there are five species of skunks; four of which can occur in sympatry. to better understand the ecology of skunk rabies in these areas, it is imperative that species be properly identified. we used the displacement loop (d-loop) of the mitochondrial genome to identify to species 24 skunk brain samples submitted for rabies te ... | 2004 | 15362845 |
| use of medicinal fauna in mexican traditional medicine. | mexico has great biodiversity of fauna. the use of fauna with medicinal properties is a common practice since pre-hispanic times. in the last decade, there has been an interest in ethnozoological studies in mexico. therefore, more studies are needed in order to gather information regarding the use of fauna with medicinal properties in méxico. ethnozoological studies are necessary in order to discover new medications for human health. this review presents current information in terms of ethnozool ... | 2014 | 24440438 |
| zootherapeutic practices in aquismón, san luis potosí, méxico. | animal derived products have been a source of medicinal compounds since ancient times. this work documents the use of animal species in traditional medicine in the municipality of aquismón, san luis potosí, méxico. | 2011 | 21963568 |
| folk medicinal use of fauna in mapimi, durango, méxico. | to document the use of animal species in traditional medicine from the municipality of mapimi, durango, méxico. | 2011 | 20937375 |
| volatile components in defensive spray of the hooded skunk, mephitis macroura. | gc-ms analysis of the anal sac secretion from the hooded skunk, mephitis macroura, showed the following seven major components comprised 99% of the volatiles in this secretion: (e)-2-butene-1-thiol, 3-methyl-1-butanethiol, s-(e)-2-butenyl thioacetate, s-3-methylbutenyl thioacetate, 2-phenylethanethiol, 2-methylquinoline, and 2-quinolinemethanethiol. minor volatile components identified in this secretion are phenylmethanethiol, s-phenylmethyl thioacetate. s-2-phenylethyl thioacetate, bis[(e)-2-bu ... | 2002 | 12449512 |
| [the jaguar panthera onca (carnivora: felidae) in “el cielo” biosphere reserve, tamaulipas, mexico]. | information on the ecology of jaguars (panthera onca) in “el cielo” biosphere reserve in tamaulipas, mexico is scant and limited to anecdotic records in a handful of publications. the objectives of our study were to: a) determine population density and structure of jaguars, b) compare their activity patterns with that of pumas (puma concolor), c) ascertain potential prey relative abundance, and d) evaluate local resident’s perception on loss of domestic animals due to jaguar predation. between a ... | 2016 | 29465909 |
| public veterinary medicine: public health rabies virus variants identified in nuevo leon state, mexico, from 2008 to 2015. | to identify rabies virus variants (rvvs) isolated from bats and terrestrial mammals in nuevo leon between 2008 and 2015 and coahuila in 2006. | 2020 | 31999515 |