PRESENCE OF NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES TO RABIES VIRUS IN STRIPED SKUNKS FROM AREAS FREE OF SKUNK RABIES IN ALBERTA
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- 1 July 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wildlife Disease Association in Journal of Wildlife Diseases
- Vol. 20 (3) , 171-176
- https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-20.3.171
Abstract
Nine percent of 198 serum samples from striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis (Schre- ber) from five areas of Alberta were positive for rabies neutralizing antibody Positive samples were minimal (2%) from specimens sampled in an area enzootic for rabies and occurred at greater rates in areas negative for skunk rabies Transmission of rabies virus to skunks may have been from a source other than skunks in those areas, most probably from bats.Keywords
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