Journal of Wildlife Diseases · 2003 · 46 citations · 9 references
Parasitic DiseasePathologyVeterinary MicrobiologyHealth EvaluationWildlife BiologyHuman-wildlife RelationshipFmd VirusPublic HealthBuenos AiresParasitologyTuyú Wildlife ReserveAnimal ManagementVirologyVeterinary EpidemiologyEpidemiologyZoonotic DiseasesAnimal ScienceGlobal HealthPathogenesisZoonotic DiseaseVeterinary SciencePampas DeerWildlife ManagementAnimal Disease PreventionMedicine
Researchers collected blood, serum, mineral, metal, and fecal samples from 14 free‑ranging pampas deer at Campos del Tuyú Wildlife Reserve in 1995–1998, performed hematology, serum chemistry, mineral and metal assays, fecal parasite analysis, seasonal ova and parasite surveys (1998–2000), and serologic testing for multiple infectious agents. Among the deer, 21 % tested seropositive for Leptospira spp.
Samples from 14 free-ranging pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer) were collected in 1995 and 1998, at Campos del Tuyú Wildlife Reserve, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Hematology, serum chemistries, minerals and metals, and fecal parasites were analyzed. In addition, fecal ova and parasites were evaluated seasonally during 1998-2000. Serology for infectious diseases included blue-tongue, brucellosis, bovine respiratory syncytial virus infection, bovine viral diarrhea/mucosal disease, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, Johne's disease (paratuberculosis), foot and mouth disease (FMD), leptospirosis (eight serovars), epizootic hemorrhagic disease, and parainfluenza-3 (PI-3). Three (21%) pampas deer had antibodies to Leptospira spp. and six (43%) to PI-3 virus. Serologic results for all other infectious agents were negative. Domestic cattle (n = 27) included in this study for comparison had antibodies to Leptospira, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, bovine viral diarrhea virus, and PI-3 virus (74-100% of tested animals) and one animal (4%) to Brucella sp. All cattle had antibodies to FMD virus attributable to vaccination. This study provides the first data on the health status of the southernmost sub-species of pampas deer.
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