Canine Distemper in Endangered Ethiopian Wolves
Christopher H. Gordon, Ashley Banyard

, Alo Hussein, M. Karen Laurenson, James R. Malcolm, Jorgelina Marino, Fekede Regassa, Anne-Marie E. Stewart, Anthony R. Fooks, and Claudio Sillero-Zubiri
Author affiliations: Zoological Society of London, London, UK (C.H. Gordon); University of Oxford, Tubney, UK (C.H. Gordon, J. Marino, A.-M.E. Stewart, C. Sillero-Zubiri); Animal and Plant Health Agency, New Haw, UK (A.C. Banyard, A.R. Fooks); Ethiopian Wolf Conservation Programme, Bale Robe, Ethiopia (A. Hussein, J. Marino, A.-M.E. Stewart, C. Sillero-Zubiri); Frankfurt Zoological Society, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (M.K. Laurenson); University of Redlands, Redlands, California, USA (J.R. Malcolm); Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority, Addis Ababa (F. Regassa); University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (A.R. Fooks)
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Table 1
Age and sex distribution of Ethiopian wolves in focal packs monitored in Sanetti Plateau, Ethiopia, before, during, and after a 2005–2006 outbreak of canine distemper virus
Focal pack |
November 2005, before the outbreak
|
|
April 2006, during the outbreak
|
|
November 2006, after the outbreak
|
Adult, M |
Adult, F |
Subadult |
Total |
Adult, M |
Adult, F |
Subadult |
Total |
Adult, M |
Adult, F |
Subadult |
Total |
Badagassa |
4 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
Batu |
3 |
2 |
4 |
9 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
|
2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
BBC |
4 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
|
4 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
|
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Garba Guracha |
2 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
|
2 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
Nyala |
3 |
3 |
2 |
8 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
Quarry |
3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
|
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
Bilisa
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
|
2
|
1
|
0
|
3
|
Total |
21 |
14 |
23 |
58 |
|
16 |
9 |
7 |
32 |
|
14 |
9 |
4 |
27 |
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