Table 2 Prevalence of Francisella tularensis antibodies (titer ≥ 1:20) in Alaskan wildlife from 1964 - 2000.

1964

Dairy cattle

Tanana Valley

2

173

[14]

Barrow ground squirrel

Tanana hills, Paxson

1

34

Red squirrel

Interior, Paxson

9

111

Red-backed vole

Interior, Paxson

2

120

Tundra vole

Interior, Paxson

11

229

Porcupine

Interior

1

2

Varying hare

Interior, Paxson

3

60

Cliff swallow

Interior

1

3

Bank swallow

Interior

1

38

Common redpoll

Interior, Paxson

1

15

Varied thrush

Interior

1

4

Northern water thrush

Tanana hills

1

3

American tree sparrow

Tanana hills

1

10

Willow ptarmigan

Tanana hills

1

2

1967-68

Varying hare

Eagle

1

29

[18]

Ground squirrel

Denali highway

2

72

Red-backed vole

Delta creek

1

376

Collared lemming

Nome

1

25

Wolf

Tok

1

15

Black bear

Circle hot springs

2

4

Marten

Eagle

9

26

Ermine

Katella

1

31

Lynx

Tok

1

4

Gray jay

Manley hot springs

2

19

Northern raven

Circle hot springs, Fairbanks

2

13

Northern shrike

Glenn highway

1

1

1975-82

Wolf

Southcentral Alaska

16

67

[19]

1984-

Wolf

Southcentral Alaska

1

6

[20]

2000

Wolf

Central Interior

8

32

Wolf

Southern Interior

28

135

Wolf

Eastern Interior

2

30

Wolf

Western Interior

3

30

Wolf

Northern Interior

7

48

Wolf

Western arctic

5

75

Wolf

Eastern arctic

2

45

1988-91

Grizzly bear

Kodiak island

3

77

[17]

Grizzly bear

Alaska Peninsula

12

86

Grizzly bear

Interior Alaska

13

40

Black bear

Interior Alaska

13

40

Grizzly bear

Seward Peninsula

4

40

Grizzly bear

Noatak river drainage

12

87

Grizzly bear

Arctic northwest

34

96

Grizzly bear

Arctic northeast and central

15

54