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1 January 2013 Serosurvey for Antibody to Deerpox Virus in Five Cervid Species in Oregon, USA
Ling Jin, Alison McKay, Richard Green, Linzhi Xu, Rob Bildfell
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Abstract

Five cervid species in Oregon, USA were tested with a serum neutralization assay for antibody to deerpox virus (DPV). None of the 50 elk (Cervus elaphus ssp. roosevelti and nelsonii) had detectable antibody. Prevalence of antibody to DPV in the remaining species was: 52% (n=55) in black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbianus), 32% (n= 59) in mule deer (O. hemionus hemionus), and 36% (n=50) in Columbian white-tailed deer (O. virginianus leucurus), with an overall antibody prevalence of 40.2% (n=164) for Odocoileus spp. Antibody-positive animals were identified throughout the state with no statistically significant differences among geographic regions. No statistically significant gender or age-related differences in antibody prevalence were demonstrated at either the genus or species level. This serosurvey indicates that exposure to DPV is common in Odocoileus populations in Oregon. Given the low rates of observed DPV-related disease, this high antibody prevalence suggests a pathogen of low virulence.

Ling Jin, Alison McKay, Richard Green, Linzhi Xu, and Rob Bildfell "Serosurvey for Antibody to Deerpox Virus in Five Cervid Species in Oregon, USA," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 49(1), 186-189, (1 January 2013). https://doi.org/10.7589/2011-12-353
Received: 14 December 2011; Accepted: 1 July 2012; Published: 1 January 2013
KEYWORDS
Cervidae
Cervidpoxvirus
deer
deerpox
elk
Odocoileus
serology
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