Sera from 111 bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) and 95 mule deer (Odocoileus hem-ionus) were tested using an indirect immunofluorescence assay for antibodies to two isolates of Babesia spp. recently obtained from these hosts in California (USA). The study populations were from six locations: three areas of real or potential sympatry of bighorn sheep and deer, one area with deer only, and two areas with bighorn sheep only. Antibody titers from seroreactive individuals were similar with both babesial isolate antigens (P < 0.05), and seroprevalence was highest in the areas of host sympatry. A moderate to high seroprevalence (≥ 30%) in some of the study populations was evidence that babesial parasites may be common in bighorn sheep and mule deer in some areas of California.
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SEROPREVALENCE OF TWO BABESIA SPP. ISOLATES IN SELECTED BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) AND MULE DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS) POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA
Anne M. Kjemtrup;
Anne M. Kjemtrup
1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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John W. Thomford;
John W. Thomford
1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
5 Current address: Department of Pathology, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, San Diego, California, 92103-8416, USA
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Ian A. Gardner;
Ian A. Gardner
2 Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Patricia A. Conrad;
Patricia A. Conrad
1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
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David A. Jessup;
David A. Jessup
3 California Department of Fish and Game, Rancho Cordova, California 95670, USA
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Walter M. Boyce
Walter M. Boyce
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1 Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA
4 Corresponding author for reprints
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J Wildl Dis (1995) 31 (4): 467–471.
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February 27 1995
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Anne M. Kjemtrup, John W. Thomford, Ian A. Gardner, Patricia A. Conrad, David A. Jessup, Walter M. Boyce; SEROPREVALENCE OF TWO BABESIA SPP. ISOLATES IN SELECTED BIGHORN SHEEP (OVIS CANADENSIS) AND MULE DEER (ODOCOILEUS HEMIONUS) POPULATIONS IN CALIFORNIA. J Wildl Dis 1 October 1995; 31 (4): 467–471. doi: https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-31.4.467
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