Serologic survey for selected microbial pathogens of wolves in Alaska, 1975-1982.
Serum samples were collected from 116 wolves which were captured in southcentral Alaska during 1975 through 1982. Antibodies to the following infectious disease agents were found: infectious canine hepatitis virus-72 of 87 (81%), canine parvovirus type 2-0 of 55 (0%) through 1979 and 10 of 32 (31%) after 1979, Francisella tularensis-16 of 67 (25%), canine distemper virus-10 of 83 (12%), Coxiella burnetti-5 of 95 (5%), rabies virus-1 of 88 (1%), Brucella spp.-1 of 67 (1%), Leptospira interrogans-1 of 82 (1%). Apparently rabies, brucellosis, and leptospirosis were rare and had little effect on the wolf population. Conversely, the other five infections were comparatively common and may have had a negative impact on the health of specific individual wolves, but did not appear to influence the health of the population.
D006516:Adenoviruses, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002002:Brucella / Q000276:immunology; D002335:Carnivora / Q000382:microbiology*; D003381:Coxiella / Q000276:immunology; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine / Q000276:immunology; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000276:immunology; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000276:immunology; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000914:Antibodies, Viral