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Anaplasma phagocytophilum in White-tailed Deer

open access: yesEmerging 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   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Seed Dispersal of an Invasive Shrub, Amur Honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii ), by White-tailed Deer in a Fragmented Agricultural-forest Matrix [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Ungulates are potentially important seed dispersers for many invasive plant species. While our understanding of which invasive plant species are dispersed by ungulates has improved over the last decade, the factors influencing this process remain poorly ...
Gorchov, David L   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Differences in dietary niche and foraging behavior of sympatric mule and white‐tailed deer

open access: yesEcosphere, 2019
Mule (Odocoileus hemionus) and white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are congeneric and share similar life histories, yet their distribution is segregated across much of North America. Extensive research on both species within and outside their zone
Stephanie L. Berry   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Serological Evidence That SARS-CoV-2 Has Not Emerged in Deer in Germany or Austria during the COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesMicroorganisms, 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   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fenced community gardens effectively mitigate the negative impacts of white-tailed deer on household food security

open access: yesCanadian 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
doaj   +1 more source

A New Bot Fly Species (Diptera: Oestridae) From Central Texas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The bot fly Cephenemyia albina (Diptera: Oestridae) is described from a relict pine forest in east-central Texas. This species presumably lives as a parasitic larva in the throat of white-tailed deer as do its two close relatives previously reported from
Fleenor, Scott B, Taber, Stephen W
core   +2 more sources

The impact of vector control on the prevalence of Theileria cervi in farmed Florida white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2019
Background Vector-borne diseases exert a global economic impact to the livestock industry. Understanding how agriculture practices and acaricide usage affect the ecology of these diseases is important for making informed management decisions.
Allison Cauvin   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparing stakeholder attitudes toward white-tailed deer and rare plant management in Canaan Valley, West Virginia

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019
Canaan Valley, West Virginia, USA provides habitat for many plants considered rare in West Virginia. The local white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus Zimm.) are a popular attraction for visitors as well as resident and nonresident hunters.
Kelley L. Flaherty   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

The potential for transmission of BCG from orally vaccinated white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to cattle (Bos taurus) through a contaminated environment: experimental findings. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) experimentally infected with a virulent strain of Mycobacterium bovis have been shown to transmit the bacterium to other deer and cattle (Bos taurus) by sharing of pen waste and feed. The risk of transmission of
Pauline Nol   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Control and Surveillance Operations to Prevent Chronic Wasting Disease Establishment in Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer in Québec, Canada

open access: yesAnimals, 2020
Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a degenerative and fatal prion disease affecting cervids, was detected for the first time in the province of Québec, Canada, in a red deer (Cervus elaphus) farm in the Laurentides region on 10 September 2018. To assess
Marianne Gagnier   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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