A SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF BLACK BEARS IN IDAHO
- 1 July 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 16 (3) , 423-430
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-16.3.423
Abstract
Black bears (265) from north central Idaho were examined serologically over 5 yr for antibodies against selected infectious disease agents. The number of positive serum samples per number of sera tested and percent positive for each infectious agent was: tularemia, 65/340 (19); brucellosis, 18/332 (5); toxoplasmosis, 23/303 (8); leptospirosis, 2/196 (1); trichinosis, 16/122 (13); Q-fever, 13/210 (6); St. Louis encephalitis, 3/340 (1); western equine encephalitis, 4/334 (1); Rocky Mountain spotted fever, 6/282 (2). Black bears may serve as an indicator for infection in other wildlife, domestic animals and humans in the area.Keywords
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- Tularemia in the Wildlife and Livestock of the Great Salt Lake Desert Region, 1951 through 1964The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1965