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1 April 1997 OCCURRENCE OF RABIES IN WOLVES OF ALASKA
Warren B. Ballard, Paul R. Krausman
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Abstract

We describe a rabies epizootic in northwest Alaska (USA) during 1989 and 1990 which resulted in mortality to several different wolf (Canis lupus) packs. Four radio-collared wolves were confirmed to have rabies while evidence for seven others was strongly suggestive but not confirmed. The wolf population declined during the rabies epizootic; thus rabies may have been a significant limiting factor.

Ballard and Krausman: OCCURRENCE OF RABIES IN WOLVES OF ALASKA
Warren B. Ballard and Paul R. Krausman "OCCURRENCE OF RABIES IN WOLVES OF ALASKA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 33(2), 242-245, (1 April 1997). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-33.2.242
Received: 19 October 1995; Published: 1 April 1997
KEYWORDS
Alaska
Canis lupus
epizootic
mortality
rabies
survival
wolf
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