A rabies epidemic in recently captured skunks.
J Wildl Dis
; 11(2): 170-6, 1975 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-1095793
ABSTRACT
An epidemic of rabies occurred within a colony of captive skunks (Mephitis mephitis). One of the animals has been infected with the virus in the wild and developed clinical illness near 7 weeks after capture. She transmitted the virus to three of her five offspring and one other adult. The disease spread to additional skunks when orphaned infants were adopted by lactating females. Although the animals were in close contact with each other, the epidemic spread slowly. Furious rabies generally did not occur and frequently rabid skunks were found dead without any clinical signs of the disease having been observed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Raiva
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Mephitidae
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Carnívoros
Limite:
Animals
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Wildl Dis
Ano de publicação:
1975
Tipo de documento:
Article