In 2010, a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) was found dead in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan, Canada. Postmortem gross and histologic findings indicated bacterial septicemia, likely due to Yersinia pestis, which was confirmed by molecular analysis. This is the first report of Y. pestis in the prairie dog population within Canada.
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1 July 2014
Sylvatic Plague in a Canadian Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus)
Kym S. Antonation,
Todd K. Shury,
Trent K. Bollinger,
Adam Olson,
Philip Mabon,
Gary Van Domselaar,
Cindi R. Corbett
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 50 • No. 3
July 2014
Vol. 50 • No. 3
July 2014