In 2013, a large blinded, paired placebo-controlled field trial for the prairie dog oral sylvatic plague vaccine started in the Western US. On 17 paired plots, vaccine and placebo plots, small rodents were trapped annually for 3-5 consecutive nights (when weather allowed). Up on capture, we documented the trap numbers and the processed animals. We noted standard biological information (species, sex, age) and took samples (fleas, blood, hair and whiskers). When logistics allowed we also trapped diurnal animals. Hair and whisker samples were taped to a transparent sheet and scored for the presence (high dose 1, low dose 2) or absence (0) of Rhodamine B fluorescence (RB dataset)
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Title | Impact of the oral Sylvatic Plague Vaccine on Non-target Small Rodents: Data |
| DOI | 10.5066/P9WCSCDK |
| Authors | Gebbiena Bron, Tonie E Rocke, Katherine L Richgels, Michael D Samuel, Julia E. Poje, Jonathan P Matteson, Jorge E. Osorio, Faye Lorenzsonn, Greg Schroeder, Jesse Boulerice |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog |
| USGS Organization | National Wildlife Health Center |