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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 42(4), 2006, pp. 844-848
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Serologic Survey for Pathogens Potentially Affecting Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) Fawn Recruitment in Arizona, USA

Shelli A. Dubay1,3,4, Ted H. Noon2, James C. deVos, Jr.1 and Richard A. Ockenfels1

1 Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W Greenway Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85023, USA;
2 Arizona Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, 2831 N Freeway, Department of Veterinary Science and Microbiology, College of Agriculture, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85705, USA
4 Corresponding author (email: sdubay{at}uwsp.edu)

ABSTRACT:   During the 1990s, pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) populations declined in Arizona, USA. To investigate potential causes of decline, we collected blood samples from hunter-harvested male pronghorn from 2001 to 2003 on four Arizona sites. Sera were tested for antibody to parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3), bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, bovine respiratory syncytial virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), bluetongue virus (BTV), and Chlamydia psittaci. Antibody against PI3 was found in 33% of the samples, whereas antibody against BTV/EHDV was found in 77%. Antibodies to other pathogens were found at low prevalence rates. Although pronghorn decline in Arizona is probably not directly related to disease, potential reproductive effects of BTV/EHDV and PI3 infection on pronghorn in Arizona merit further study.
  Key words:  Antilocapra americana, bluetongue virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus, parainfluenza 3, pronghorn, serologic survey.

3 Current address: College of Natural Resources, University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point, Stevens Point, Wisconsin 54481, USA;






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