@article{Hernández_Surot_Vallverdú_Cueva_Aguirre_Mancilla_Acosta_2023, title={Serosurvey of canine distemper virus in culpeo (Lycalopex culpaeus) and chilla (Lycalopex griseus) foxes of the Araucanía region, Chile}, volume={55}, url={http://ajvs.cl/index.php/ajvs/article/view/308}, DOI={10.4067/S0719-81322023000200142}, abstractNote={<p style="font-weight: 400;">Our goal was to assess whether free-ranging foxes have been exposed to canine distemper virus (CDV) in the Araucanía region in Chile. The study was conducted at three sites in rural areas where free-ranging foxes were trapped and bled from 2009 to 2012. We sampled two species of foxes: the culpeo (<em>Lycalopex culpaeus</em>) (n=13) and the chilla (<em>Lycalopex griseus</em>) (n=14). A serum virus neutralization assay was used to detect the presence and magnitude of functional systemic antibodies to CDV. Overall, CDV seroprevalence in culpeo and chilla foxes was 7.7 and 21.4%, respectively. Exposure to CDV did not differ among the sites. Despite the relatively low seroprevalence found in free-ranging foxes, the presence of CDV-seropositive dogs previously reported in rural sites nearby, suggests a potential risk of pathogen spill over from domestic dogs to foxes in the area.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Austral Journal of Veterinary Sciences}, author={Hernández, Felipe and Surot, Dominique and Vallverdú, Antulemu and Cueva, Michelle and Aguirre, Isabel and Mancilla, Edith and Acosta, Gerardo}, year={2023}, month={Aug.}, pages={142–146} }