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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 45(4), 2009, pp. 1150-1157
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Canine Distemper Epizootic in Everglades Mink

 CunninghamM. W. 1,6, D. B. Shindle2, A. B. Allison3, S. P. Terrell4, D. G. Mead3 and M. Owen5

1 Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 1105 Southwest Williston Road, Gainesville, Florida 32601, USA
2 Conservancy of Southwest Florida, Environmental Science Division, 1450 Merrihue Drive, Naples, Florida 34102, USA
3 Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, Department of Population Heath, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
4 Disney’s Animal Kingdom, 1200 North Savannah Circle, Bay Lake, Florida 32830, USA
5 Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, PO Box 548, Copleland, Florida 34137, USA
6 Corresponding author (email: mark.cunningham{at}myfwc.com)

ABSTRACT:   Four free-ranging mink, Neovison vison, collected between June and September 2004 in the Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park (FSPSP, Florida, USA), were examined for canine distemper virus (CDV) infection. Microscopic lesions and viral inclusions consistent with CDV infection were observed in three mink. Virus isolation and reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction performed on all mink were positive for CDV. Anecdotal records of mink observations in FSPSP suggest a postepizootic decline in the mink population followed by an apparent recovery. We recommend further research to assess the status of the Everglades mink and the impact of CDV on this and other American mink populations in Florida.
  Key words:  Canine distemper virus, Everglades mink, morbillivirus, Mustela, Neovison vison evergladensis, southern Florida.






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