Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii has not been detected previously in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We tested whole blood from 60 white-tailed deer for Bartonella spp. DNA; three (5%) were positive for Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii. This is the first detection of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in white-tailed deer.
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1 April 2013
Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)
M. Colter Chitwood,
Ricardo G. Maggi,
Suzanne Kennedy-Stoskopf,
Marcée Toliver,
and Christopher S. DePerno
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 49 • No. 2
April 2013
Vol. 49 • No. 2
April 2013