Between 1986 and 1991, sera were collected from 33 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), 24 red deer (Cervus elaphus), four fallow deer (Dama dama), two mouflon (Ovis musimon), 34 wild boars (Sus scrofa), and 48 hares (Lepus europaeus) shot in two areas of the Czech Republic. Collectively, the sera contained antibodies to Coxiella burnetii (prevalence of 12%), Francisella tularensis (4%), Brucella spp. (2%), Central European tick-borne encephalitis virus (8%), Ťahyňa (California serogroup) virus (36%), and Čalovo (=Batai) virus (23%). We propose that these mammals may play a role in maintaining natural foci of Q-fever, Ťahyňa fever and Čalovo virus infection.
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1 October 1993
A Serologic Survey for Some Bacterial and Viral Zoonoses in Game Animals in the Czech Republic
Z. Hubálek,
Z. Juticová,
Š. Svobodová,
J. Halouzka
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 29 • No. 4
October 1993
Vol. 29 • No. 4
October 1993
arbovirus infections
brucellosis
coxiellosis
deer
hare
mouflon
serologic survey