Population and Movement Characteristics of Radio-Collared Striped Skunks in North Dakota During an Epizootic of Rabies

Abstract

We observed a total of 102 striped skunks (Mephitis mephitis) from March to July of both 1991 and 1992 in Stutsman County, North Dakota (USA) durimig an experimnenst with food 8 May'. We detected no correlation between locations of animals found dead of rabies and dates of death.

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 2004

“…Many rabid animals are never observed and, therefore, go untested and undetected. 38 The number of cases of rabies in raccoons in 2004 decreased 2.7% from those reported during 2003; the 2,564 cases reported in 2004 is the lowest annual total of rabid raccoons since the record 5,912 cases reported in 1993. Although raccoons continued to account for the highest percentage (37.5%) of rabies cases reported among animals in the United States in 2004, the magnitude of this ratio and numbers of reported cases of rabies in raccoons continue to decline (Figure 2).…”

Rabies surveillance in the United States during 1999

“…Many rabid animals are never observed and, thus, go untested and undetected. 21 The percentage contribution of reported cases of rabies in raccoons has continued to decline from a high of > 62% in 1993. Raccoons, nonetheless, continued to account for the highest percentage (40.6%) of rabies cases reported among animals in the United States in 1999 (Fig 2).…”

Rabies diagnosis and serology in bats from the State of São Paulo, Brazil

“…The high prevalence of rabies antibodies in bats and other wild animals associated with low prevalence of rabies virus has been explained in different ways: exposure to rabies virus shortly after birth 13 ; subclinical or asymptomatic infections 13,29,30 ; sublethal infection [31][32][33] ; carrier state 34 ; and latent virus activated by stress [30][31]35,36 .…”