Theileriosis in Multiple Neonatal White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) in Delaware, USA

Jacob M Haus; Jolie A Demchur; Justin R Dion; Perry L Habecker; Jacob L Bowman

doi:10.7589/2018-02-044

Theileriosis in Multiple Neonatal White-tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) in Delaware, USA

J Wildl Dis. 2018 Oct;54(4):885-888. doi: 10.7589/2018-02-044. Epub 2018 May 24.

Authors

Jacob M Haus¹, Jolie A Demchur², Justin R Dion¹, Perry L Habecker³, Jacob L Bowman¹

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, University of Delaware, 531 S College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19716, USA.
² 2 Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3800 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19140, USA.
³ 3 Department of Pathobiology, New Bolton Center, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 382 W Street Road, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania 19348, USA.

PMID: 29792761
DOI: 10.7589/2018-02-044

Abstract

Postmortem examination of 21 neonatal white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) from Delaware, US identified six fawns with Theileria spp. organisms or suspected infection.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Animals, Newborn*
Animals, Wild
Deer / parasitology*
Delaware / epidemiology
Theileriasis / diagnosis*
Theileriasis / epidemiology