2021
DOI: 10.1080/11956860.2021.1916215
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Understanding rabies persistence in low-density fox populations

Abstract: Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) and its tundra habitat are a unique system for the study of rabies virus epidemics. Contrary to theoretical calculations reporting a critical density (K T ) of approximately 1 fox/km 2 for rabies endemicity, arctic rabies persists at densities below this. The calculation of K T = 1 fox/km 2 assumes uniform fox density across the landscape and unrestricted mixing between susceptible and infected foxes. We hypothesize that spatial heterogeneity arising from resource distribution or so… Show more

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“…Rabies has been documented in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland and Svalbard for a long time, known to be transmitted by Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) to dogs and people [7]. The Arctic rabies virus variant (ARVV) has been enzootic in northern Canada over the last 60 years [8], and is thought to be persisting mainly in populations of Arctic foxes, despite its low density across its distribution range [9][10][11]. It has been isolated in a number of other mammalian species throughout the Arctic, but also in more southerly areas [11,12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Rabies has been documented in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland and Svalbard for a long time, known to be transmitted by Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) to dogs and people [7]. The Arctic rabies virus variant (ARVV) has been enzootic in northern Canada over the last 60 years [8], and is thought to be persisting mainly in populations of Arctic foxes, despite its low density across its distribution range [9][10][11]. It has been isolated in a number of other mammalian species throughout the Arctic, but also in more southerly areas [11,12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%