Coyote Lyme disease commentary from Eric Gese

Eric

Thanks for getting back to me. I posted a couple of articles from Minnesota lymes investigations regarding wolf susceptibility to this disease......as u state, nothing absolutely conclusive but joint problems and fever are likely symptoms......how it impacts lifespan, etc requires further investigation.

Go to my blogsite and the 2,d, 3rd and perhaps 4th Postings allow u to access those studies.

Click on
www.coyotes-wives-cougars.blogspot.com

---------------------
Rick,
Little if nothing is known of the effects of Lyme disease on coyotes. It really has not been examined in terms of population effects. Parvovirus is definitely a killer of coyote pups, but monitoring the impacts of Lyme disease just has not been done as a research focus. Something to think about for future research efforts particularly in the Midwest and East where Lyme's is prevalent.

Cheers,
Eric