TY - JOUR AU - Berrada, Zenda AU - Goethert, Heidi AU - Telford, Sam T1 - Raccoons and Skunks as Sentinels for Enzootic Tularemia T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2006 VL - 12 IS - 6 SP - 1019 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We analyzed sera from diverse mammals of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, for evidence of Francisella tularensis exposure. Skunks and raccoons were frequently seroreactive, whereas white-footed mice, cottontail rabbits, deer, rats, and dogs were not. Tularemia surveillance may be facilitated by focusing on skunks and raccoons. KW - tularemia KW - skunks KW - raccoons KW - seroreactivity KW - microagglutination KW - sentinels KW - Martha’s Vineyard KW - epizootic KW - surveillance KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1206.050879 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/6/05-0879_article ER - End of Reference