Cases of Pseudorabies in Free-Living Red Foxes (Vulpes Vulpes) and in Captive Blue Foxes (Alopex Lagopus) in Denmark

In the period December 1967 through April 1969 eight spontaneous cases of pseudorabies in Danish red foxes were demonstrated by virus isolation. One fox had been kept in captivity, the remaining seven were free-living. Five of the foxes were found dead, while three, presenting abnormal behaviour whe...

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Published in:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Main Authors: Bitsch, V., Knox, Betty, Munch, Bente
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2020
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Online Access:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8741075/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/5389703
https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548290
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Summary:In the period December 1967 through April 1969 eight spontaneous cases of pseudorabies in Danish red foxes were demonstrated by virus isolation. One fox had been kept in captivity, the remaining seven were free-living. Five of the foxes were found dead, while three, presenting abnormal behaviour when encountered, had been killed.