Blood samples were collected from six captive bears and nine free-ranging Marsican brown bears (Ursus arctos marsicanus) in the Abruzzo National Park, Italy, between 1991 and 1995. Sera were tested for evidence of exposure to canine distemper virus (CDV), canine adenovirus type 2, canine coronavirus, and canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2). Serologic evidence of CDV and CPV-2 exposure was found in both captive and free-ranging bears. This may be the first report of CDV exposure in free-ranging bears.
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1 April 1997
SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED VIRAL PATHOGENS IN BROWN BEARS FROM ITALY
Fulvio Marsilio,
Pietro-Giorgio Tiscar,
Leonardo Gentile,
Hans U. Roth,
Giorgio Boscagli,
Maria Tempesta,
Antonio Gatti
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 33 • No. 2
April 1997
Vol. 33 • No. 2
April 1997
European brown bear
Marsican brown bear
serologic survey
Ursus arctos
viral pathogens