阿拉斯加东北部狼群中狂犬病的发生情况。

Occurrence of rabies in a wolf population in northeastern Alaska.

作者信息

Weiler G J, Garner G W, Ritter D G

机构信息

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701, USA.

出版信息

J Wildl Dis. 1995 Jan;31(1):79-82. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-31.1.79.

DOI:10.7589/0090-3558-31.1.79

PMID:7563430

Abstract

Nine Alaskan wolves (Canis lupus) were found dead during spring and summer 1985; five of seven animals tested for rabies virus were positive. The 1985 epizootic altered annual den use patterns by wolves in northeastern Alaska, but did not appear to affect population size. We propose that rabies in arctic wolves may be more common than previously thought.

摘要

1985年春夏期间，发现9只阿拉斯加狼（犬属灰狼）死亡；在接受狂犬病病毒检测的7只狼中，有5只呈阳性。1985年的 epizootic改变了阿拉斯加东北部狼群的年度巢穴使用模式，但似乎并未影响种群数量。我们认为，北极狼中的狂犬病可能比之前认为的更为常见。