Table. Prevalence of West Nile virus (WNV) antibody in medium-sized wild mammals, southern Wisconsin, 2003–2004.
Species | No. tested | Virus antibody present |
|
---|---|---|---|
Flavivirus, n (%) | WNV specific, n (%) | ||
Raccoons | 78 | 19 (24) | 15 (19) |
Opossums | 71 | 27 (38) | 14 (20) |
Coyote | 59 | 22 (37) | 16 (27) |
Red fox | 7 | 1 (14) | 1 (14) |
Skunk | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Feral cat | 5 | 1 (20) | 0 |
Badger | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 228 | 70 (31) | 46 (20) |