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Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 44(4), 2008, pp. 1002-1007
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Prevalence of Infectious Agents in Free-ranging White-tailed Deer in Northeastern Mexico

 Antonio Cantu1, J. Alfonso Ortega-S.2,5, Juan Mosqueda3, Zeferino Garcia-Vazquez3, Scott E. Henke2 and John E. George4

1 Centro de Investigación Regional del Noreste, INIFAP, km 18.5 Carr. Manuel-Soto La Marina, Aldama, Tamaulipas, Mexico 89670
2 Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, MSC 218, 700 University Blvd., Kingsville, Texas 78363, USA
3 Centro Nacional de Investigación Disciplinaria en Parasicología Veterinaria (CENID-PAVET). INIFAP. Carr. Fed. Cuernavaca-Cuautla, N° 8534 Col. Progreso. Jiutepec, Morelos, 62550 Mexico
4 USDA–Agricultural Research Service, Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, 2700 Fredericksburg Rd., Kerrville, Texas 78028-9181, USA
5 Corresponding author: (email: poncho.ortega{at}tamuk.edu)

ABSTRACT:   The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of antibodies against brucellosis, leptospirosis, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in northeastern Mexico. Deer (n=521) were captured from helicopter using a netgun on 15 ranches covering 62,114 ha in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas during spring 2004. The prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, BVDV, and brucellosis were 5.6, 41.1, 63.5, and 0%, respectively, indicating that white-tailed deer and cattle may share disease agents when cohabiting in northeastern Mexico.
  Key words:  Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), brucellosis, infectious bovine rhino-tracheitis (IBR), leptospirosis, Odocoileus virginianus, prevalence, white-tailed deer.






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