Publications

amblyomma auricularium (ixodida: ixodidae) in florida: new hosts and distribution records.	previous published evidence for the occurrence of an exotic armadillo tick, amblyomma auricularium (conil), in florida is scant, but we found it is fully established and integrated into the state's tick fauna. we collected 11,192 specimens of this tick from naturalized nine-banded armadillos, dasypus novemcinctus l., and 14 other species of wild native mammals and birds in florida, while sampling statewide during 2004 through 2007. in all, we document its specific presence only in 14 contiguous ...	2017	28082640
prevalence of tick-borne pathogens in host-seeking amblyomma americanum (acari: ixodidae) and odocoileus virginianus (artiodactyla: cervidae) in florida.	amblyomma americanum (l.), the lone star tick, is an aggressive tick that is expanding its geographic range within the united states. this tick is the vector for the human and veterinary pathogens ehrlichia chaffeensis and ehrlichia ewingii and is associated with other microbes of unspecified pathogenicity including rickettsia amblyommii, panola mountain ehrlichia, and borrelia lonestari in florida, there has been sparse contemporary data on the prevalence of these organisms in host-seeking lone ...	2016	27117680
whole genome sequence analysis of circulating bluetongue virus serotype 11 strains from the united states including two domestic canine isolates.	bluetongue virus (btv) is a vector-transmitted pathogen that typically infects and causes disease in domestic and wild ruminants. btv is also known to infect domestic canines as discovered when dogs were vaccinated with a btv-contaminated vaccine. canine btv infections have been documented through serological surveys, and natural infection by the culicoides vector has been suggested. the report of isolation of btv serotype 11 (btv-11) from 2 separate domestic canine abortion cases in the states ...	2015	26069226
persistence of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in endangered florida key deer and key deer habitat.	mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (map) was first reported in the endangered key deer (odocoileus virginianus clavium) in 1996 on big pine key, florida, usa. by 2008, eight additional map-positive key deer had been identified on big pine key and the nearby newfound harbor keys. this study was conducted to determine if map was still present in key deer and whether natural or man-made freshwater sources were contaminated with map. between november 2009 and september 2012, map was isolate ...	2014	24506424
canine schistosomiasis in north america: an underdiagnosed disease with an expanding distribution.	heterobilharzia americana, a digenean trematode in the family schistosomatidae, is the etiologic agent of canine schistosomiasis in the southeastern united states.1 a few cases of canine schistosomiasis have been reported in florida, louisiana, north carolina, texas, and, recently, kansas.1-6 the natural definitive host for the fluke is the raccoon1; however, infections have been detected in nutrias, bobcats, mountain lions, opossums, white-tailed deer, swamp rabbits, armadillos, coyotes, red wo ...	2010	20473851
evidence for role of white-tailed deer (artiodactyla: cervidae) in epizootiology of cattle ticks and southern cattle ticks (acari: ixodidae) in reinfestations along the texas/mexico border in south texas: a review and update.	from 1907 when the fever tick eradication campaign began until 1933, the tick eradication methods of dipping cattle in an acaricide or "pasture vacation" were enormously successful in eradicating southern cattle ticks [rhipicephalus (boophilus) microplus (canestrini)], until failures began to occur in some areas of florida. regarding the failures in florida, the consensus was that populations of white-tailed deer [odocoileus virginianus (zimmermann)] infested with southern cattle ticks were resp ...	2010	20429430
johne's disease in a free-ranging white-tailed deer from virginia and subsequent surveillance for mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis.	johne's disease (paratuberculosis) was diagnosed in a 2-yr-old, male, free-ranging white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from fauquier county, virginia, usa, based on histopathology and culture for mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. clinical and pathologic findings included emaciation; loss of body fat; chronic diarrhea; severe, chronic, diffuse granulomatous colitis with intrahistiocytic acid-fast bacilli; moderate, chronic granulomatous lymphadenitis with intrahistiocytic ac ...	2009	19204350
distribution of mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in the lower florida keys.	johne's disease, a fatal and contagious gastrointestinal infection caused by mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (map), was first diagnosed in an endangered florida key deer (odocoileus virginianus clavium) in 1996 and later in six additional key deer deaths from 1998 to 2004. we investigated the geographic distribution of map in the lower florida keys from february 2005 through may 2006 via collection of blood and fecal pellets from 51 live-captured deer, collection of 550 fecal samples ...	2008	18689642
the pcs20 pcr assay for ehrlichia ruminantium does not cross-react with the novel deer ehrlichial agent found in white-tailed deer in the united states of america.	white-tailed deer are susceptible to heartwater (ehrlichia [cowdria] ruminantium infection) and are likely to suffer high mortality if the disease spreads to the united states. it is vital, therefore, to validate a highly specific and sensitive detection method for e. ruminantium infection that can be reliably used in testing white-tailed deer, which are reservoirs of antigenically or genetically related agents such as ehrlichia chaffeensis, anaplasma (ehrlichia) phagocytophilum (hge agent) and ...	2004	15373331
culture and serologic survey for mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection among southeastern white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus).	from july 1998 through october 2002, radiometric culture (ileocecal lymph node, mesenteric lymph node, and feces) and serologic testing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) were used to survey white-tailed deer (odocoilens virgianus) from the soutlheastern united states for infection by mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (mptb), the causative agent of paratuberculosis (johne's disease). mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis was isolated from the ileocecal lymph node of one ...	2004	15362831
ixodid ticks on white-tailed deer and feral swine in florida.	a state-wide survey was conducted in florida during the 1997-99 hunting seasons to examine white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and feral swine (sus scrofa) for potential indigenous vectors of the rickettsial agent of heartwater, cowdria ruminantium. a total of 504 white-tailed deer and 166 feral swine was examined from 30 wildlife management areas across the state. amblyomma maculatum, an experimental vector of c. ruminantium, was common on both deer and feral swine throughout the state. ...	2001	11469190
morphology, prevalence, and distribution of sarcocystis spp. in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from florida.	three morphologically distinct types of sarcocysts (i, ii, and iii) were identified by light microscopy in tongues from 403 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) collected in florida (usa) over a 7-yr-period. based on electron microscopy of representative examples of these sarcocysts, there were four distinctive wall structures. we concluded that one of these (type i) was representative of sarcocystis odocoileocanis and another (type iii) was representative of an unnamed species previously ...	1993	8445792
white-tailed deer as a potential reservoir of ehrlichia spp.	we determined the antibody prevalence to ehrlichia spp., in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and the geographic distribution of seropositive animals in 84 counties in alabama, arkansas, florida, georgia, illinois, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, massachusetts, mississippi, missouri, north carolina, south carolina, tennessee, texas, virginia, and west virginia (usa). using an indirect fluorescent antibody test we detected antibodies (> or = 1:128) to this bacterium in 544 (43%) of 1269 d ...	1994	8028099
parasites, diseases and health status of sympatric populations of sambar deer and white-tailed deer in florida.	from december 1983 to december 1984 a study on parasites, diseases and health status was conducted on sympatric populations of sambar deer (cervus unicolor) and white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from st. vincent island, franklin county, florida. ten sambar and six white-tailed deer were examined. white-tailed deer had antibodies to epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus and bluetongue virus. serologic tests for antibodies to the etiologic agents of bovine virus diarrhea, infectious bovine ...	1987	3035242
cysticerci (cestoda: taeniidae) from white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus, in southern florida.	metacestodes (cysticerci) of taenia omissa lühe, 1910, and taenia hydatigena pallas, 1776, were found in 9 and 1 of 124 white-tailed deer, respectively, in southern florida in 1984-1986. intensities of t. omissa varied from 1 to 15 (mean = 4.6); only 1 cysticercus of t. hydatigena was collected. no significant difference in the prevalences of t. omissa according to sex, age, or locality was observed.	1990	2380871
an update on the distribution of parelaphostrongylus tenuis in the southeastern united states.	an update is presented on the distribution of the meningeal worm (parelaphostrongylus tenuis) of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in the southeastern united states. the parasite is widely distributed and common in all or much of arkansas, kentucky, louisiana, maryland, north carolina, tennessee, virginia and west virginia. it is also common in the northern half of alabama and georgia. in contrast, it is rare or absent along the atlantic and gulf coastal plains of alabama, georgia, miss ...	1991	2067060
antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi in deer and raccoons.	an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was developed to detect serum antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of lyme borreliosis, in deer (odocoileus virginianus) and raccoons (procyon lotor). blood samples were collected from these mammals in connecticut, maryland, north carolina, georgia and florida. seropositivity for deer was highest in connecticut (56% of 353 sera) and maryland (51% of 35 sera). raccoons in connecticut, maryland, north carolina, and florida also had an ...	1991	1758022
antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey type virus in white-tailed deer on ossabaw island, georgia, 1985 to 1989.	from 1985 to 1989, 491 serum samples were collected from white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on ossabaw island, georgia (usa) and were tested for neutralizing antibodies to new jersey and indiana type vesicular stomatitis viruses. prevalence of antibodies to vesicular stomatitis new jersey (vsnj) virus in deer for the 5-yr period was 43%. prevalence of antibodies differed by year (p less than 0.0001), and was dependent on age class (p less than 0.0001) and location on the island (p less t ...	1991	1661786
leptospirosis in selected wild mammals of the florida panhandle and southwestern georgia.	a group of 144 wild mammals, including white-tailed deer, cottontail rabbits, fox squirrels, gray squirrels, raccoons, opossums, a bobcat, and various small rodents was examined for cultural or serologic evidence of leptospiral infection. leptospires were isolated from 1 of 25 rabbits, 1 of 27 fox squirrels, 1 of 26 gray squirrels, 4 of 18 mice and rats, 8 of 21 raccoons, 7 of 17 opossums, and a bobcat. isolations were not made from 6 deer examined. serotypes isolated were leptospira interrogans ...	1975	1176352
prevalence and distribution of setaria yehi in southeastern white-tailed deer.	filarial worms, setaria yehi, were found in 286 of 1,045 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from 13 of 16 southeastern states. infections were widespread in the piedmont and coastal plain physiographic provinces, but rarely occurred in deer of the mountains or in southern florida. infections were significantly more prevalent among fawn and yearling deer. infections with s yehi largely accounted for a mild fibrinous peritonitis commonly observed among southeastern deer.	1977	924868
apteragia pursglovei sp. n. (trichostrongyloidea: trichostrongylidae) from the white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus.	two species of apteragia were found in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from 152 counties in 13 southeastern states. specimens previously reported as skrjabinagia odocoilei were reidentified as belonging to 2 similar species of the genus apteragia, a. odocoilei, and a. pursglovei sp. n. apteragia pursglovei sp. n. is differentiated primarily by the length, conformation, and degree of sclerotization of the spicules. of the 824 deer, a. odocoilei occurred in 76.5%, a. pursglovei in 13.8% ...	1979	448613