title: Presence of neutralizing antibodies to rabies virus in striped skunks from areas free of skunk rabies in Alberta.
abstract: Nine percent of 198 serum samples from striped skunks, Mephitis mephitis (Schreber) from five areas of Alberta were positive for rabies neutralizing antibody. Positive samples were minimal (2%) from specimens sampled in an area enzootic for rabies and occurred at greater rates in areas negative for skunk rabies. Transmission of rabies virus to skunks may have been from a source other than skunks in those areas, most probably from bats.
mesh_terms: D000416:Alberta; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002335:Carnivora; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000276:immunology; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012889:Mephitidae; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011818:Rabies / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral