A field study was conducted on the island of Antigua, West Indies, to evaluate baits for delivering an oral rabies vaccine to the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus). Tracking tiles were used to determine that mongooses were nonselective and took both egg-flavored polyurethane baits and fish-flavored polymer baits containing several different food materials. A high proportion of baits were taken the day of placement with minimal disturbance by nontarget species. DuPont Oil Blue A™ dye was an effective short-term biomarker for use in baits; based on its subsequent detection in mongooses, some of the population had consumed and not cached or discarded baits. Central point baiting stations showed promise as an alternative delivery technique.
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1 April 1993
EVALUATION OF BAITS FOR ORAL RABIES VACCINATION OF MONGOOSES: PILOT FIELD TRIALS IN ANTIGUA, WEST INDIES
S. B. Linhart,
T. E. Creekmore,
J. L. Corn,
M. D. Whitney,
B. D. Snyder,
V. F. Nettles
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 29 • No. 2
April 1993
Vol. 29 • No. 2
April 1993
bait evaluation
Herpestes auropunctatus
oral vaccination
rabies
small Indian mongoose