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Peer-reviewed veterinary case report

Tularemia () in a Black-Tailed Prairie Dog () Colony.

Journal:
Journal of wildlife diseases
Year:
2019
Authors:
Cherry, Cara C et al.
Affiliation:
Epidemic Intelligence Service · United States
Species:
dog

Abstract

Tularemia is a bacterial zoonosis caused by. We conducted a serosurvey of black-tailed prairie dogs () in Devils Tower National Monument, Wyoming, US, following an epizootic in voles (spp.) due to. Only 1 of 44 (2%) sampled prairie dogs was seropositive for, providing evidence of survival and potentially limited spread among free-ranging prairie dogs.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30920904/