Low Titers of Canine Distemper Virus Antibody in Wild Fishers (Martes pennanti) in the Eastern USA

Steven T. Peper; Randall L. Peper; Denise H. Mitcheltree; George V. Kollias; Robert P. Brooks; Sadie S. Stevens; Thomas L. Serfass

doi:10.7589/2015-05-108

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1 January 2016 Low Titers of Canine Distemper Virus Antibody in Wild Fishers (Martes pennanti) in the Eastern USA

Steven T. Peper, Randall L. Peper, Denise H. Mitcheltree, George V. Kollias, Robert P. Brooks, Sadie S. Stevens, Thomas L. Serfass

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J. of Wildlife Diseases, 52(1):150-153 (2016). https://doi.org/10.7589/2015-05-108

Abstract

Canine distemper virus (CDV) infects species in the order Carnivora. Members of the family Mustelidae are among the species most susceptible to CDV and have a high mortality rate after infection. Assessing an animal's pathogen or disease load prior to any reintroduction project is important to help protect the animal being reintroduced, as well as the wildlife and livestock in the area of relocation. We screened 58 fishers for CDV antibody prior to their release into Pennsylvania, US, as part of a reintroduction program. Five of the 58 (9%) fishers had a weak-positive reaction for CDV antibody at a dilution of 1:16. None of the fishers exhibited any clinical sign of canine distemper while being held prior to release.

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Steven T. Peper, Randall L. Peper, Denise H. Mitcheltree, George V. Kollias, Robert P. Brooks, Sadie S. Stevens, and Thomas L. Serfass "Low Titers of Canine Distemper Virus Antibody in Wild Fishers (Martes pennanti) in the Eastern USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52(1), 150-153, (1 January 2016). https://doi.org/10.7589/2015-05-108

Received: 1 May 2015; Accepted: 1 July 2015; Published: 1 January 2016

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