Determination of freedom-from-rabies for small Indian mongoose populations in the United States Virgin Islands, 2019-2020.
Mongooses, a nonnative species, are a known reservoir of rabies virus in the Caribbean region. A cross-sectional study of mongooses at 41 field sites on the US Virgin Islands of St. Croix, St. John, and St. Thomas captured 312 mongooses (32% capture rate). We determined the absence of rabies virus b...
Main Authors: | A Springer Browne, Hannah M Cranford, Clint N Morgan, James A Ellison, Are Berentsen, Nicholas Wiese, Alexandra Medley, John Rossow, Leanne Jankelunas, Alan S McKinley, Claudia D Lombard, Nicole F Angeli, Thomas Kelley, Jennifer Valiulus, Bethany Bradford, Valicia J Burke-France, Cosme J Harrison, Irene Guendel, Marissa Taylor, Gerard L Blanchard, Jeffrey B Doty, David J Worthington, David Horner, Keith R Garcia, Joseph Roth, Brett R Ellis, Kristine M Bisgard, Ryan Wallace, Esther M Ellis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-07-01
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Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009536 |
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