Evidence of arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) survival following exposure to rabies virus
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- DOI
- Language of the publication
- English
- Date
- 2022-01-04
- Type
- Article
- Author(s)
- Elmore, Stacey A.
- Fehlner-Gardiner, Christine
- Bouchard, Émilie
- Samelius, Gustaf
- Alisauskas, Ray T.
- Huyvaert, Kathryn P.
- Chipman, Richard B.
- Jenkins, Emily J.
- Gilbert, Amy T.
- Publisher
- Wildlife Disease Association
Abstract
The arctic fox variant of the rabies virus (RABV) is enzootic in the circumpolar north. Reports of abortive RABV exposures motivated a retrospective analysis of sera from 41 arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) captured at Karrak Lake in Nunavut, Canada, during 2011–15. Estimated RABV antibody prevalence among foxes was 15% (95% confidence interval, 7–28%).
Subject
- Animal diseases
Keywords
- Rabies
Rights
Pagination
241-244
Peer review
Yes
Identifiers
- ISSN
- 1943-3700
Article
- Journal title
- Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Journal volume
- 58
- Journal issue
- 1
- Accepted date
- 2021-09-27
- Submitted date
- 2021-04-28
Citation(s)
Elmore, S. A., Fehlner-Gardiner, C., Bouchard, É., Samelius, G., Alisauskas, R. T., Huyvaert, K. P., Chipman, R. B., Jenkins, E. J., & Gilbert, A. T. (2022). Evidence of Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) survival following exposure to rabies virus. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 58(1), 241–244. https://doi.org/10.7589/jwd-d-21-00071