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Anaplasma phagocytophilum in White-tailed Deer

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2005
We examined the reservoir potential of white-tailed deer for Anaplasma phagocytophilum. Results suggest that white-tailed deer harbor a variant strain not associated with human infection, but contrary to published reports, white-tailed deer are not a ...
Robert F. Massung, Joshua W. Courtney, Shannon L. Hiratzka, Virginia E. Pitzer, Gary Smith, Richard L. Dryden   +5 more
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The interaction of Sika deer (Cervus nippon Temminck 1838) with lowland heath mosaics. [PDF]

Sika deer (Cervus nippon) has become an invasive species in many parts of the world. In the south of England large populations appear to be concentrated in landscapes comprising of mosaics of lowland heath, woodlands and grassland.
Uzal Fernandez, Antonio
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Deer management generally reduces densities of nymphal Ixodes scapularis, but not prevalence of infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto

Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2023
Human Lyme disease–primarily caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (s.s.) in North America–is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States.
Alynn M. Martin, Danielle Buttke, Jordan Raphael, Kelsey Taylor, Sarah Maes, Christina M. Parise, Howard S. Ginsberg, Paul C. Cross   +7 more
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Population genomics of free‐ranging Great Plains white‐tailed and mule deer reflects a long history of interspecific hybridization

Evolutionary Applications, 2022
Hybridization is a natural process at species‐range boundaries that may variably promote the speciation process or break down species barriers but minimally will influence management outcomes of distinct populations.
Fraser J. Combe, Levi Jaster, Andrew Ricketts, David Haukos, Andrew G. Hope   +4 more
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Large-scale model-based assessment of deer-vehicle collision risk. [PDF]

, 2012
Ungulates, in particular the Central European roe deer Capreolus capreolus and the North American white-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus, are economically and ecologically important.
Brandl, Roland, Müller, Jörg, Torsten Hothorn, Jörg Müller, Jörg Müller (111948), Brandl Roland, Hothorn Torsten, Hothorn, Torsten, Roland Brandl, Müller Jörg, Roland Brandl (127272), Torsten Hothorn (6334)   +11 more
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Patterns of deer ked (Diptera: Hippoboscidae) and tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) infestation on white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the eastern United States

Parasites & Vectors, 2022
Background White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) host numerous ectoparasitic species in the eastern USA, most notably various species of ticks and two species of deer keds. Several pathogens transmitted by ticks to humans and other animal hosts have
Karen C. Poh, Jesse R. Evans, Michael J. Skvarla, Cody M. Kent, Pia U. Olafson, Graham J. Hickling, Jennifer M. Mullinax, Erika T. Machtinger   +7 more
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Accelerated evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in free-ranging white-tailed deer

Nature Communications, 2023
The zoonotic origin of the COVID-19 pandemic virus highlights the need to fill the vast gaps in our knowledge of SARS-CoV-2 ecology and evolution in non-human hosts. Here, we detected that SARS-CoV-2 was introduced from humans into white-tailed deer more
Dillon S. McBride, Sofya K. Garushyants, John Franks, Andrew F. Magee, Steven H. Overend, Devra Huey, Amanda M. Williams, Seth A. Faith, Ahmed Kandeil, Sanja Trifkovic, Lance Miller, Trushar Jeevan, Anami Patel, Jacqueline M. Nolting, Michael J. Tonkovich, J. Tyler Genders, Andrew J. Montoney, Kevin Kasnyik, Timothy J. Linder, Sarah N. Bevins, Julianna B. Lenoch, Jeffrey C. Chandler, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Eugene V. Koonin, Marc A. Suchard, Philippe Lemey, Richard J. Webby, Martha I. Nelson, Andrew S. Bowman   +28 more
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Captive white‐tailed deer industry—Current status and growing threat

Wildlife Society Bulletin, 2016
In 2012, 10 states in the United States debated legislation to introduce or expand captive white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) breeding operations.
Kip P. Adams, Brian P. Murphy, Matthew D. Ross   +2 more
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Serological Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Emerged in Deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Microorganisms, 2022
Spillover of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to North American white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has been documented.
Andres Moreira-Soto, Christian Walzer, Gábor Á. Czirják, Martin H. Richter, Stephen F. Marino, Annika Posautz, Pau De Yebra Rodo, Gayle K. McEwen, Jan Felix Drexler, Alex D. Greenwood   +9 more
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Fenced community gardens effectively mitigate the negative impacts of white-tailed deer on household food security

Canadian Food Studies, 2021
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are large herbivores that thrive in urban and peri-urban landscapes. Their voracious appetite and ubiquity have made deer a significant threat to growing food in home and community gardens; features that often ...
Paul Manning
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