Nebraska Academy of Sciences

Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences and Affiliated Societies
Date of this Version
1992
Document Type
Article
Citation
Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences (1992) XIX: 49-55
Abstract
In September, 1992, plague (Yersinia pestis) antibody was found in the blood of a coyote (Canis latrans) (1:128 titer) and a badger (Taxidea taxus) (1:2048 titer) taken near a suspect black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) town in Sioux County. However, a 1989-1991 survey of 96 coyotes taken from nine Nebraska Panhandle counties demonstrated no plague antibodies. Passive hemagglutination tests of Nobuto blood-sampling paper proved useful to quickly survey a predator population that is distributed across a broad geographic area.
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Copyright © 1992, Virchow, Kramer, Brown, Hygnstrom, and Barnes. Used by permission