Serologic survey of snowshoe hares in the Greater Yellowstone Area for brucellosis, tularemia, and snowshoe hare virus

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• Alternative Title:
  J Wildl Dis
• Personal Author:
  Rhyan, Jack ; Tyers, Dan ; Zimmer, Jeremy ; Lewandowski, Kristen ; Hennager, Steve ; Young, John ; Pappert, Ryan ; Panella, Amanda ; Kosoy, Olga
• Description:
  We examined sera from snowshoe hares (Lepus americanus) livetrapped in the northern Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA), US, for antibodies to Brucella abortus, Francisella tularensis, and snowshoe hare virus (SSHV). Zero of 90, 0 of 67, and 40 of 100 samples were antibody positive for B. abortus, F. tularensis, and SSHV, respectively. Hares were trapped from 2009 to 2012, and of the six animals that were captured twice with at least 1 yr between captures, four developed antibody to SSHV, indicating active exposure to the agent. These findings suggest snowshoe hares in the GYA do not play a significant role as a reservoir of B. abortus, but do maintain the zoonotic, encephalitic SSHV in the population.
• Subjects:
  Animals Antibodies, Bacterial Antibodies, Viral Article Brucella Abortus Brucellosis Bunyaviridae Bunyaviridae Infections Female Francisella Tularensis Greater Yellowstone Area Hares Male Montana Snowshoe Hare Snowshoe Hare Virus Tularemia Yellowstone

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• Source:
  J Wildl Dis. 51(3):769-773
• Pubmed ID:
  26161724
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8812672
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  51
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dc9f678b51d160f2e02df63ce38118c5ee4dc7a327af0d232bd9181a54f17192
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/114122/cdc_114122_DS1.pdf
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