SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF SELECTED CANINE PATHOGENS AMONG FREE-RANGING JACKALS IN KENYA
SEROLOGIC SURVEY OF SELECTED CANINE PATHOGENS AMONG FREE-RANGING JACKALS IN KENYA
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DOI：
10.7589/0090-3558-30.4.486
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发表时间：
1994-10-01
影响因子：
1.3
通讯作者：
FULLER, TK
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作者：
ALEXANDER, KA;KAT, PW;FULLER, TK
对来自肯尼亚四个地区的三个物种的76只自由放养的成年公狼的血清样本进行了检测，以检测针对四种犬病原体的循环抗体：狂犬病病毒、犬细小病毒(CPV-2)、犬瘟热病毒(CDV)和罐头埃立克氏菌。样本采集于1987年4月至1988年1月。在抽样最多的中犬种中，CPV-2抗体平均阳性率为34%(14/55)，CDV抗体阳性率为9%(4/55)，狂犬病抗体平均阳性率为3%(1/28)，犬埃希氏菌抗体平均阳性率为2%(1/36)。不同采样点之间无显著差异。在一个地区，金丝雀(C.aureus；9/16)的CPV-2抗体流行率显著高于中金丝雀(5/26)。只采集了三只横纹野狼(C.adustus)的样本，但存在CPV-2和CDV抗体。由于狼往往是非洲生态系统中数量最多的野生食肉动物，它们可以作为重要的指示物种，监测稀有和濒危的犬科动物接触特定犬类疾病的可能性。
Serum samples from 76 free-ranging adult jackals of three species from four localities in Kenya were examined for circulating antibodies against four canine pathogens: rabies virus, canine parvovirus (CPV-2), canine distemper virus (CDV), and Ehrlichia can is. Samples were collected between April 1987 and January 1988. Among black-backed jackals (Canis mesomelas), the most sampled species, the mean prevalence of antibodies to CPV-2, CDV, rabies virus, and E. canis was 34% (14 positive/55 sampled), 9% (4/55), 3% (1/28), and 2% (1/36), respectively. There were no significant differences among sampling locations. In one area, antibody prevalence of CPV-2 was significantly higher for golden jackals (C. aureus; 9/16) than for C. mesomelas (5/26). Only three side-striped jackals (C. adustus) were sampled, but antibodies to CPV-2 and CDV were present. As jackals often are the most abundant wild carnivore in African ecosystems, they could serve as an important indicator species to monitor the potential of exposure of rare and endangered canids to specific canine diseases.