Raccoons and skunks as sentinels for enzootic tularemia.

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Authors

Telford SR, Goethert HK, Berrada ZL

Affiliation

Tufts University Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.

Abstract

We analyzed sera from diverse mammals of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, for evidence of Francisella tularensis exposure. Skunks and raccoons were frequently seroreactive, whereas white-footed mice, cottontail rabbits, deer, rats, and dogs were not. Tularemia surveillance may be facilitated by focusing on skunks and raccoons.

PMID
16707067

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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

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