title: Sylvatic plague in a Canadian black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus).
abstract: In 2010, a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) was found dead in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. Postmortem gross and histologic findings indicated bacterial septicemia, likely due to Yersinia pestis, which was confirmed by molecular analysis. This is the first report of Y. pestis in the prairie dog population within Canada.
authors.affiliation: 1  Bioforensics Assay Development and Diagnostics, National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, 1015 Arlington St., Winnipeg, Manitoba, R3E 3R2, Canada.
authors.forename: Kym S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Antonation
authors.forename: Todd K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Shury
authors.forename: Trent K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Bollinger
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olson
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mabon
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Van Domselaar
authors.forename: Cindi R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Corbett
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012525:Saskatchewan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012589:Sciuridae; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000302:isolation & purification*