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1 October 2006 Serologic Survey for Pathogens Potentially Affecting Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) Fawn Recruitment in Arizona, USA
Shelli A. Dubay, Ted H. Noon, James C. deVos, Richard A. Ockenfels
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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.

Dubay, Noon, deVos, and Ockenfels: Serologic Survey for Pathogens Potentially Affecting Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) Fawn Recruitment in Arizona, USA
Shelli A. Dubay, Ted H. Noon, James C. deVos, and Richard A. Ockenfels "Serologic Survey for Pathogens Potentially Affecting Pronghorn (Antilocapra Americana) Fawn Recruitment in Arizona, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 42(4), 844-848, (1 October 2006). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.844
Received: 30 June 2005; Published: 1 October 2006
KEYWORDS
Antilocapra americana
bluetongue virus
epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus
parainfluenza 3
pronghorn
serologic survey
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