Raccoons and skunks as sentinels for enzootic tularemia

被引：28

作者：

Berrada, Zenda L.

Goethert, Heidi K.

Telford, Sam R., III

机构：

[1] Tufts Univ, Sch Vet Med, Div Infect Dis, Cummings Sch Vet Med, North Grafton, MA 01536 USA

[2] Harvard Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Boston, MA 02115 USA

来源：

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2006年 / 12卷 / 06期

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D O I：

10.3201/eid1206.05879

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

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.

引用

页码：1019 / 1021

页数：3

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