Title
Health evaluation of pampas deer (Ozotoceros bezoarticus celer) at Campos del Tuyú Wildlife Reserve, Argentina
Author(s)
Uhart M.M., Vila A.R., Beade M.S., Balcarce A., Karesh W.B.
Published
2003
Publisher
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Abstract
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 subspecies of pampas deer. © Wildlife Disease Association 2003.
Keywords
Animalia; Bos taurus; Bovinae; Bovine herpesvirus 1; Bovine respiratory syncytial virus; Bovine rhinotracheitis virus; Bovine viral diarrhea virus 1; Brucella; Cervidae; Human parainfluenza virus 3; Leptospira; Ovis aries; Ozotoceros bezoarticus; Respiratory syncytial virus; bacterium antibody; virus antibody; animal; animal disease; animal welfare; Argentina; article; blood; blood analysis; cattle; cattle disease; deer; epidemiology; feces; female; immunology; Leptospira; leptospirosis; male; Parainfluenza virus 3; parasitology; RNA virus infection; season; wild animal; Animal Welfare; Animals; Animals, Wild; Antibodies, Bacterial; Antibodies, Viral; Argentina; Blood Chemical Analysis; Cattle; Cattle Diseases; Deer; Feces; Female; Leptospira; Leptospirosis; Male; Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human; Respirovirus Infections; Seasons; Seroepidemiologic Studies; WHITE-TAILED DEER; PREVALENCE
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