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Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
|November 1, 1986
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Accidentally killed skunks offer unbiased data for disease surveillance, unlike those submitted for public health testing which are biased toward sick animals. This finding is crucial for accurate wildlife disease evaluation.

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Area of Science:

  • Wildlife pathology
  • Veterinary epidemiology
  • Disease surveillance

Background:

  • Sampling biases can affect wildlife disease surveillance.
  • Understanding these biases is critical for accurate population health assessments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate sampling biases in skunk populations.
  • To compare pathologic findings across different skunk collection sources.

Main Methods:

  • Pathologic findings in accidentally killed skunks were compared to random-source and public health laboratory submissions.
  • Microscopic lesions in brain, kidneys, liver, and lungs were analyzed.
  • Prevalence of disease by collection source was tested.

Main Results:

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  • Brain lesions differed significantly by skunk source, with higher prevalence in public health submissions.
  • Kidney, liver, and lung lesions did not vary by collection source.
  • Accidentally killed and random-source skunks provided unbiased disease data.

    • Conclusions:

    • Public health surveillance for skunks is biased towards diseased animals.
    • Accidentally killed skunks provide cost-effective, unbiased data for evaluating enzootic diseases like rabies.
    • Random-source skunks also offer unbiased data for wildlife health studies.