From 1981 to 1989, sera were collected from 3,077 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Georgia and from 1,749 deer from 12 additional states in the southeastern United States. In Georgia, prevalence of precipitating antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) and bluetongue virus (BTV), as determined by agar gel immunodiffusion tests, was dependent on physiographic region, age, and year. Overall prevalence of antibodies to EHDV and/or BTV was 11, 33, 48, and 14% for the Mountain, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, and Barrier Island regions, respectively. Results suggested varying patterns of EHDV and BTV activity throughout the state. Serologic results from other southeastern states were consistent with the Georgia sample; prevalence estimates (EHDV and/or BTV) for corresponding physiographic regions deviated by <10%. Over this larger geographical area, antibody prevalence in deer appeared to increase with decreasing latitude.
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PRECIPITATING ANTIBODIES TO EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE AND BLUETONGUE VIRUSES IN WHITE-TAILED DEER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES
D. E. Stallknecht;
D. E. Stallknecht
1 Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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J. L. Blue;
J. L. Blue
2 (Deceased) Former Address: Georgia Diagnostic Assistance Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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E. A. Rollor, III;
E. A. Rollor, III
1 Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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V. F. Nettles;
V. F. Nettles
1 Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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W. R. Davidson;
W. R. Davidson
1 Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA
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J. E. Pearson
J. E. Pearson
3 National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Science and Technology, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Post Office Box 844, Ames, lowa 50010, USA
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J Wildl Dis (1991) 27 (2): 238–247.
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D. E. Stallknecht, J. L. Blue, E. A. Rollor, V. F. Nettles, W. R. Davidson, J. E. Pearson; PRECIPITATING ANTIBODIES TO EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE AND BLUETONGUE VIRUSES IN WHITE-TAILED DEER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. J Wildl Dis 1 April 1991; 27 (2): 238–247. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-27.2.238
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