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JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
卷 59, 期 4, 页码 577-589出版社
WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC
DOI: 10.7589/JWD-D-22-00148
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Habitat; mongoose; Puerto Rico; rabies; rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies; serology; Urva auropunctata
The small Indian mongoose is a major reservoir for rabies in Puerto Rico, accounting for over 70% of reported animal rabies cases annually. A serosurvey conducted in 11 sites across Puerto Rico revealed that the presence of rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies in mongooses varied by habitat and had some influence of sex at the individual level. These findings can contribute to understanding rabies virus transmission and inform rabies management activities in Puerto Rico.
The small Indian mongoose (Urva auropuncata) is a rabies reservoir in Puerto Rico and accounts for over 70% of reported animal rabies cases annually. The presence of rabies virus-neutralizing antibodies (RVNA) is often used as a tool to measure exposure to rabies virus in wildlife populations. We conducted a serosurvey of mongooses at 11 sites representing six habitat types across Puerto Rico. We collected a serum sample from 464 individual mongooses during 2014-21. Overall, 80/464 (17.0%; 95% confidence interval, 14.1-20.9%; 55 male, 23 female, and two sexes not recorded) of individual mongooses sampled across all habitats were RVNA positive. The geometric mean (SD) RVNA titer for 80 unique seropositive animals was 0.58 (2.92) IU/mL. Our models indicated that the probability of mongooses being RVNA seropositive mostly varied by habitat, with some influence of sex in the individual-level analyses. Population-level RVNA seroprevalence is dynamic in mongoose populations, but these data may shed light on rabies virus transmission across regions to help inform rabies management activities in Puerto Rico.
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