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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 41(3), 2005, pp. 615-617
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A Serological and Fecal Parasitologic Survey of the Critically Endangered Pygmy Raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus)

Katherine W. McFadden1, Susan E. Wade2, Edward J. Dubovi3 and Matthew E. Gompper4,5

1 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, 1200 Amsterdam Ave., MC 5557, New York, NY 10027, USA;
2 New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Parasitology Section, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;
3 New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center, Virology Section, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA;
4 Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, 302 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Building, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
5 Corresponding author (email: gompperm{at}missouri.edu)

ABSTRACT:   The pygmy raccoon (Procyon pygmaeus) of Cozumel Island, Mexico, is among the most endangered carnivores in the world, and causes of its decline are unclear. During 2002 and 2003, we sampled approximately 10% of the remaining population to survey exposure to viral and parasitic pathogens that may have contributed to population decline. We found evidence of exposure to infectious canine hepatitis, canine distemper, feline panleukopenia virus, and Toxoplasma gondii. The latter is suggestive of spillover from domestic cats, which have only recently been introduced to the island. Additional parasites identified include Eimeria nutalli, Placoconus lotoris, Capillaria procyonis, Physaloptera sp., a mite in the family Listrophoridae, and a trematode in the family Heterophyidae. Several of these are typical of the parasite community of the common raccoon (Procyon lotor).
  Key words:  Cozumel Island, Mexico, disease spillover, endoparasites, Procyon pygmaeus, raccoon, viral pathogens.






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