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25 March 2021 Previously Unrecognized Exposure of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) to Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in the California Mojave Desert
Nicholas Shirkey, Annette Roug, Thomas Besser, Vernon C. Bleich, Neal Darby, Daniella Dekelaita, Nathan L. Galloway, Ben Gonzales, Debra Hughson, Lora Konde, Ryan Monello, Paige R. Prentice, Regina Vu, John Wehausen, Brandon Munk, Jenny Powers, Clinton W. Epps
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Abstract

A 2013 outbreak of respiratory disease in bighorn sheep from California's Mojave Desert metapopulation caused high mortality in at least one population. Subsequent PCR and strain-typing indicate widespread infection of a single strain of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae throughout this region. Serosurvey of archived samples showed that some populations have had antibodies to M. ovipneumoniae since at least 1986, although pre-2013 strain-type data are unavailable.

© Wildlife Disease Association 2021
Nicholas Shirkey, Annette Roug, Thomas Besser, Vernon C. Bleich, Neal Darby, Daniella Dekelaita, Nathan L. Galloway, Ben Gonzales, Debra Hughson, Lora Konde, Ryan Monello, Paige R. Prentice, Regina Vu, John Wehausen, Brandon Munk, Jenny Powers, and Clinton W. Epps "Previously Unrecognized Exposure of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) to Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in the California Mojave Desert," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 57(2), 447-452, (25 March 2021). https://doi.org/10.7589/JWD-D-20-00098
Received: 4 June 2020; Accepted: 23 September 2020; Published: 25 March 2021
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