Rabies and Distemper Outbreaks in Smallest Ethiopian Wolf Population

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Marino, Jorgelina ; Sillero-Zubiri, Claudio ; Deressa, Asefa ; Bedin, Eric ; Bitewa, Alemayehu ; Lema, Fekadu ; Rskay, Gebeyehu ; Banyard, Ashley ; Fooks, Anthony R.
• Description:
  Widespread deaths recently devastated the smallest known population of Ethiopian wolves. Of 7 carcasses found, all 3 tested were positive for rabies. Two wolves were subsequently vaccinated for rabies; 1 of these later died from canine distemper. Only 2 of a known population of 13 wolves survived.
• Subjects:
  Animals Animals, Wild Canis Simensis Disease Outbreaks Distemper Distemper Virus, Canine Dogs Endangered Species Ethiopian Wolf Female Male Mortality Rabies/Veterinary Rabies Vaccine Rabies Virus Vaccination Viral Vaccines Viruses Wolf Wolves

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 23(12):2102-2104.
• Pubmed ID:
  29148390
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5708252
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ethiopia
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  12
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:0f6eb1a87bf00dbe19e11d8e6763ee049bcf7162f30a9e3d5c4ffbd20496daf0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/50199/cdc_50199_DS1.pdf
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