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. 2017 Dec;23(12):2102-2104.
doi: 10.3201/eid2312.170893.

Rabies and Distemper Outbreaks in Smallest Ethiopian Wolf Population

Jorgelina Marino, Claudio Sillero-Zubiri, Asefa Deressa, Eric Bedin, Alemayehu Bitewa, Fekadu Lema, Gebeyehu Rskay, Ashley Banyard, Anthony R Fooks

Rabies and Distemper Outbreaks in Smallest Ethiopian Wolf Population

Jorgelina Marino et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Dec.

Abstract

Widespread deaths recently devastated the smallest known population of Ethiopian wolves. Of 7 carcasses found, all 3 tested were positive for rabies. Two wolves were subsequently vaccinated for rabies; 1 of these later died from canine distemper. Only 2 of a known population of 13 wolves survived.

Keywords: Canis simensis; Ethiopia; Ethiopian wolf; canine distemper virus; mortality; rabies; viruses; wolf.

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