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1 October 1983 SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED MICROBIAL PATHOGENS IN ALASKAN WILDLIFE
Randall L. Zarnke
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Abstract

Antibodies to Brucella spp. were detected in sera of seven of 67 (10%) caribou (Rangifer tarandus), one of 39 (3%) moose (Alces alces), and six of 122 (5%) grizzly bears (Ursus arctos). Antibodies to Leptospira spp. were found in sera of one of 61 (2%) caribou, one of 37 (3%) moose, six of 122 (5%) grizzly bears, and one of 28 (4%) black bears (Ursus americanus). Antibodies to contagious ecthyma virus were detected in sera of seven of 17 (41%) Dall sheep (Ovis dalli) and five of 53 (10%) caribou. Antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus were found in sera of eight of 17 (47%) Dall sheep and two of 39 (6%) moose. Infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus antibodies were detected in sera of six of 67 (9%) caribou. Bovine viral diarrhea virus antibodies were found in sera of two of 67 (3%) caribou. Parainfluenza 3 virus antibodies were detected in sera of 14 of 21 (67%) bison (Bison bison). Antibodies to Q fever rickettsia were found in sera of 12 of 15 (80%) Dall sheep. No evidence of prior exposure to bluetongue virus was found in Dall sheep, caribou, moose, or bison sera.

Zarnke: SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED MICROBIAL PATHOGENS IN ALASKAN WILDLIFE
Randall L. Zarnke "SEROLOGIC SURVEY FOR SELECTED MICROBIAL PATHOGENS IN ALASKAN WILDLIFE," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 19(4), 324-329, (1 October 1983). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-19.4.324
Received: 6 July 1982; Published: 1 October 1983
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