title: High-density baiting with ONRAB® rabies vaccine baits to control Arctic-variant rabies in striped skunks in Ontario, Canada.
abstract: The Arctic variant of rabies virus has been maintained in striped skunks in small foci in southwestern Ontario, Canada, despite the control of the disease in red foxes. To control the disease in skunks, high-density baiting with ONRAB(®) oral rabies vaccine baits was conducted by air and by hand distribution of baits in the vicinity of skunk cases. During 2009, antibody prevalences in skunks were higher in areas baited at a density of 300 baits/km(2) and flight-line spacing of 0.25 km than at 0.5-km spacing. Once an area containing Arctic-variant cases was treated with high densities of ONRAB baits, the disease did not reoccur in skunks in those areas. During 2009, only eight skunks were diagnosed with the Arctic variant of rabies virus in Ontario.
authors: Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Wildlife Research and Development Section, Trent University, DNA Building, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada. rick.rosatte@ontario.ca
authors: R C
authors: RC
authors: Rosatte
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Donovan
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Davies
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Brown
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Allan
authors: V
authors: V
authors: von Zuben
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Bachmann
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Sobey
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Silver
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Bennett
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Buchanan
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Bruce
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Gibson
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Purvis
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Beresford
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Beath
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Fehlner-Gardiner
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012889:Mephitidae / Q000821:virology*; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011818:Rabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D011819:Rabies Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011819:Rabies Vaccines