Open AccessBird Feeders as Locations for Skunk Uptake of Oral Rabies Vaccine Baits
Author(s) -
Tad C. Theimer,
Tisheena Talk,
Shylo R. Johnson,
David L. Bergman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of wildlife diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.613
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1943-3700
pISSN - 0090-3558
DOI - 10.7589/2016-11-245
Subject(s) - biology , rabies , virology , rabies vaccine , veterinary medicine , zoology , rabies virus , medicine
Significantly more (54%, P=0.003) placebo baits placed under 26 bird feeders in Arizona, US were removed by striped skunks ( Mephitis mephitis ) than at paired, nonfeeder locations (19%). Baiting at bird feeders could supplement traditional oral rabies vaccine bait placement in urban-suburban areas while engaging the public in rabies control efforts.
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