First rabid moose in state history discovered in Western Alaska.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - The first moose to be diagnosed with rabies in Alaska was confirmed Monday by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game. .
Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen, ADFG wildlife vet said, We tested it for rabies right away, which we don’t normally do in moose, but because of that neurological signs and rabies was one of the rule outs. It came back positive.” “With moose being so isolated and being solitary, in a solitary group this time of year, it would be very unlikely that you’d have an outbreak in that species,” said Gerlach.
ADFG says that in response to this incident, it will begin to start testing brain samples from all wild mammals that are euthanized or found dead in regions of Alaska that are endemic with fox rabies.
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