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.
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1 October 2008
Prevalence of Infectious Agents in Free-ranging White-tailed Deer in Northeastern Mexico
Antonio Cantu,
J. Alfonso Ortega-S,
Juan Mosqueda,
Zeferino Garcia-Vazquez,
Scott E. Henke,
John E. George
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 44 • No. 4
October 2008
Vol. 44 • No. 4
October 2008
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV)
brucellosis
infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)
leptospirosis
Odocoileus virginianus
prevalence
white-tailed deer