Prevalence of Antibodies to Canine Parvovirus and Distemper Virus in Wolves in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

• Main Authors: Nelson, Brynn, Hebblewhite, Mark, Ezenwa, Vanessa, Shury, Todd, Merrill, Evelyn H., Paquet, Paul C., Schmiegelow, Fiona, Selp, Dale, Skinner, Geoff, Webb, Nathan
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: WBI Studies Repository 2012
• Subjects: Banff National Park; canine distemper virus; canine parvovirus; Canis lupus; carnivore; Jasper National Park; wolf; Animal Studies; Other Animal Sciences; Veterinary Preventive Medicine; Epidemiology; and Public Health; Northern Rockies
• Online Access: https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/epidem/1; https://www.wellbeingintlstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=epidem

Wild carnivores are often exposed to diseases via contact with peridomestic host species that travel through the wildland-urban interfaces. To determine the antibody prevalences and relationships to human activity for two common canid pathogens, we sampled 99 wolves (Canis lupus) from 2000 to 2008 f...