title: PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES FOR SELECTED CANINE PATHOGENS AMONG WOLVES (CANIS LUPUS) FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA, USA.
abstract: We collected blood samples from wolves ( Canis lupus ) on the Alaska Peninsula, southwest Alaska, US, 2006-11 and tested sera for antibodies to canine adenovirus (CAV), canine coronavirus (CCV), canine distemper virus (CDV), canine herpesvirus (CHV), canine parainfluenza (CPI), canine parvovirus (CPV), Neospora caninum , and Toxoplasma gondii . Detected antibody prevalence was 90% for CAV, 28% for CCV, 12% for CDV, 93% for CHV, 0% for CPI, 20% for CPV, 0% for N. caninum, and 86% for T. gondii . Prevalence of CCV antibodies suggested a seasonal pattern with higher prevalence during spring (43%) than in fall (11%). Prevalence of CCV antibodies also declined during the 6-yr study with high prevalence during spring 2006-08 (80%, n=24) and low prevalence during spring 2009-11 (4%, n=24). Prevalence of N. caninum and T. gondii antibodies were highly variable in the study area during 2006-11. Results suggested that some pathogens might be enzootic on the Alaska Peninsula (e.g., CAV and CHV) while others may be epizootic (e.g., CCV, N. caninum , T. gondii ).
authors.affiliation: 1   US Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Peninsula and Becharof National Wildlife Refuges, PO Box 277, King Salmon, Alaska 99613, USA.
authors.forename: Dominique E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Watts
authors.affiliation: 2   US Fish and Wildlife Service, 101 12th Ave., Room 216, Fairbanks, Alaska 99708, USA.
authors.forename: Anna-Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Benson
mesh_terms: D006516:Adenoviruses, Canine; D000413:Alaska; D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004216:Distemper; D004217:Distemper Virus, Canine; D004285:Dogs; D017993:Parvovirus, Canine; D015995:Prevalence; D019596:Wolves / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000914:Antibodies, Viral
keywords: Alaska Peninsula; Canis lupus; serology; wolves