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1 July 1998 Diseases Diagnosed in Red Foxes from the Southeastern United States
Susan E. Little, William R. Davidson, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Pauline M. Rakich, Victor F. Nettles
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Abstract

Diagnostic findings on 51 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) from the southeastern United States examined from 1967 to 1995 were reviewed. Etiologic diagnoses included sarcoptic mange (n = 33), traumatic injury and associated complications (n = 5), suspected canine distemper (n = 2), capture myopathy (n = 1), congenital absence of guard hairs (n = 1), intradermal tick infestation (n = 1), otodectic mange (n = 1), and toxicosis (n = 1). The cause of morbidity was not determined for three of the foxes, and three others were classified as normal animals. Sarcoptic mange was diagnosed in 65% of the red foxes, was found in foxes submitted from four of the eight southeastern states represented, and was seen in 19 of 29 yr covered by this study.

Little, Davidson, Howerth, Rakich, and Nettles: Diseases Diagnosed in Red Foxes from the Southeastern United States
Susan E. Little, William R. Davidson, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Pauline M. Rakich, and Victor F. Nettles "Diseases Diagnosed in Red Foxes from the Southeastern United States," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 34(3), 620-624, (1 July 1998). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-34.3.620
Received: 27 March 1997; Published: 1 July 1998
KEYWORDS
diseases
mortality factors
red fox
sarcoptic mange
survey
Vulpes vulpes
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