SURVEILLANCE FOR ANTIBODIES AGAINST SIX CANINE VIRUSES IN WILD RACCOONS (PROCYON LOTOR) IN JAPAN

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 761 - 768
• Main Authors: Aoki, Emiko, Soma, Takehisa, Yokoyama, Mayumi, Matsubayashi, Makoto, Sasai, Kazumi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wildife Disease Association 01.10.2017; Wildlife Disease Association
• Subjects: Adenoviruses, Canine; Adenoviruses, Canine - classification; Adenoviruses, Canine - immunology; Age Distribution; Animals; Animals, Wild; antibodies; Antibodies, Viral; Antibodies, Viral - blood; Canine coronavirus; Canine distemper virus; Canine mastadenovirus A; Canine morbillivirus; canine parvovirus; Canis lupus; Carnivore protoparvovirus 1; Cats; Cell Line; Cercopithecus aethiops; Chlorocebus aethiops; cities; Coronavirus, Canine; Coronavirus, Canine - immunology; Distemper Virus, Canine; Distemper Virus, Canine - immunology; dogs; EPIDEMIOLOGY; Female; forests; Japan; Japan - epidemiology; Male; monitoring; Paramyxoviridae; Paramyxoviridae - immunology; Paramyxoviridae Infections; Paramyxoviridae Infections - epidemiology; Paramyxoviridae Infections - immunology; Paramyxoviridae Infections - veterinary; Paramyxoviridae Infections - virology; Parvovirus, Canine; Parvovirus, Canine - immunology; pets; Procyon lotor; Raccoons; Raccoons - virology; Seroepidemiologic Studies; seroprevalence; serum; Vero Cells; Virus Diseases; Virus Diseases - epidemiology; Virus Diseases - immunology; Virus Diseases - veterinary; virus transmission; viruses; wildlife; Japan; serum; Canine distemper virus; raccoons; Japan; canine parvovirus

Raccoons (Procyon lotor) are found worldwide. They are frequently seen in crowded inner cities as well as in forests or wooded areas, often living in proximity to humans and their pets. We examined sera from 100 wild raccoons in Japan for antibodies to six canine viruses with veterinary significance...