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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(2), 2006, pp. 391-396
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Bartonella spp. in deer keds, Lipoptena mazamae (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), from Georgia and South Carolina, USA

Will K. Reeves1,3, Mark P. Nelder2, Kristin D. Cobb2 and Gregory A. Dasch1

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd. NE, Mailstop G-13, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA;
2 Clemson University, Department of Entomology, Soils, and Plant Sciences, 114 Long Hall, Clemson, South Carolina 29634, USA
3 Corresponding author (email: wreeves{at}alumni.clemson.edu)

ABSTRACT:   Deer keds, Lipoptena mazamae (Diptera: Hippoboscidae), were collected from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and humans in Georgia and South Carolina, USA (1 October 2001–6 January 2005) and screened for the presence of DNA from Bartonella spp. Forty deer keds were screened for Bartonella spp. by polymerase chain reaction using primers specific to the riboflavin synthase gene (ribC) of Bartonella. Bartonella species closely related to Bartonella schoenbuchensis and to the etiologic agent of cat-scratch disease (Bartonella henselae) were detected in 10 keds and one ked, respectively.
  Key words:  Deer ked dermatitis, ectoparasite, Odocoileus virginianus, vector, zoonoses.






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