Publications

alternaria fungal dermatitis in a free-ranging javelina (pecari tajacu).	we report a javelina from pinal county, arizona, usa, with severe fungal dermatitis and cellulitis. extreme emaciation and rostral disfiguration, including left-lateral displacement of the nasal planum, justified euthanasia. a pus-filled tract within the rostrum was observed. histopathology revealed granulomatous inflammation with hyphae morphologically consistent with alternaria sp. isolated by culture.	2011	21719857
salmonellosis in a free-ranging population of javelinas (pecari tajacu) in south central arizona.	the javelina, or collared peccary (pecari tajacu), is indigenous to arizona, new mexico, and texas in the united states and ranges throughout latin america. from june 2004 to april 2005, an estimated 105 javelinas died in a mortality event that occurred in tucson, arizona, and neighboring areas. clinical signs observed in sick animals included emaciation, dehydration, lethargy, and diarrhea. in addition, some animals showed labored breathing and hind limb weakness. we necropsied 34 animals, and ...	2009	19901370
serologic survey for antibodies to canine distemper virus in collared peccary (tayassu tajacu) populations in arizona.	in 1989, a disease outbreak was observed among collared peccaries (javelina, tayassu tajacu) in southern arizona (usa) and canine distemper virus (cdv) was isolated from affected animals. subsequently, 364 sera were collected from hunter-harvested javelina over a 4 yr period (1993-96) and were tested for antibody to cdv. neutralizing antibody to cdv was detected in 58% of the serum samples suggesting that cdv infection is probably enzootic in the collared peccary populations of southern arizona.	2003	12685087
serologic survey for evidence of exposure to vesicular stomatitis virus, pseudorabies virus, brucellosis and leptospirosis in collared peccaries from arizona.	two hundred eighteen usable serum samples were collected from hunter-killed collared peccaries (tayassu tajacu) during march 1986, in three areas of arizona. evaluations for antibodies against vesicular stomatitis virus (vsv) new jersey (nj) type, vsv indiana type, pseudorabies virus, brucellosis, and leptospirosis revealed positive test results in 8%, 0%, less than 1%, 0%, and 23% of the sera, respectively. exposure of peccaries to vsv (nj) was widespread, but variation in the prevalence of ser ...	1987	2824864