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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 41(4), 2005, pp. 792-795
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A Serologic Survey for Antibodies to Three Canine Viruses in Wolverines (Gulo gulo) from the Brooks Range, Alaska

Fredrik Dalerum1,4, Brad Shults2 and Kyran Kunkel3

1 Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, SE-10691 Stockholm, Sweden;
2 US National Park Service, Western Arctic National Parklands, PO Box 1029, Kotzebue, Alaska 99752, USA;
3 Wildlife Biology Program, University of Montana, Gallatin Gateway, Montana 59730, USA
4 Corresponding author (email: fredrik.dalerum{at}zoologi.su.se)

ABSTRACT:   Canine distemper virus (CDV), canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2), and canine adenovirus type 1 (CAV-1) are pathogens that are typically associated with canids but may cause serious disease in a wide range of other carnivores. From 1998 to 2002, serum samples from 64 wolverines (Gulo gulo) from the Brooks Range, Alaska, were tested for antibodies to CDV, CPV-2, and canine adenovirus (CAV). Four animals tested positive for antibodies to CDV (7%), one for antibodies to CPV-2 (2%), and none for antibodies to CAV. These are similar to antibody prevalence estimates for other large and medium carnivores in North America.
  Key words:  Canine adenovirus, canine distemper virus, canine parvovirus, Gulo gulo, serology, wolverine.






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