Occurrence of Rabies in a Wolf Population in Northeastern Alaska

Gregory J. Weiler; Gerald W. Garner; Donald G. Ritter

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-31.1.79

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1 January 1995 Occurrence of Rabies in a Wolf Population in Northeastern Alaska

Gregory J. Weiler, Gerald W. Garner, Donald G. Ritter

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 31(1):79-82 (1995). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-31.1.79

Abstract

Nine Alaskan wolves (Canis lupus) were found dead during spring and summer 1985; five of seven animals tested for rabies virus were positive. The 1985 epizootic altered annual den use patterns by wolves in northeastern Alaska, but did not appear to affect population size. We propose that rabies in arctic wolves may be more common than previously thought.

Weiler, Garner, and Ritter: Occurrence of Rabies in a Wolf Population in Northeastern Alaska

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Gregory J. Weiler, Gerald W. Garner, and Donald G. Ritter "Occurrence of Rabies in a Wolf Population in Northeastern Alaska," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 31(1), 79-82, (1 January 1995). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-31.1.79

Received: 6 July 1993; Published: 1 January 1995

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