Death of a wild wolf from canine parvoviral enteritis.
A 9-mo-old female wolf (Canis lupus) in the Superior National Forest of Minnesota (USA) died from a canine parvovirus (CPV) infection. This is the first direct evidence that this infection effects free-ranging wild wolves.
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Laurel, Maryland 20708, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D004751:Enteritis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005260:Female; D007082:Ileum / Q000473:pathology; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000662:veterinary; D010322:Parvoviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D019596:Wolves