Publications

survey of selected diseases in wild swine in texas.	tissue, fecal, and serum specimens and swabs of nasal turbinates and tracheas were collected from 100 wild swine (sus scrofa) from 10 populations in texas and, along with 24 additional serum specimens, were evaluated for selected swine diseases. swine positive for pseudorabies were detected in 7 populations. brucella suis biovar 1 was isolated from 4 swine from 2 populations, but positive serologic results may indicate a more widespread distribution of the organism. all populations contained swi ...	1986	3505919
sylvatic trichinellosis in texas.	there are no published reports of domestic or sylvatic trichinellosis in texas. the aim of the present survey was to determine the presence of trichinella species in selected representative species of potential wildlife reservoirs in southern texas. in 1998-99, tongues of 211 wild mammals were collected in southern texas: 154 coyotes (canis latrans), three bobcats (lynx rufus), 32 racoons (procyon lotor), 13 opossum (didelphis marsupialis), four ocelots (leopardus pardalis) and five wild boars ( ...	2001	11484391
trichinella infection in wildlife of the southwestern united states.	several potential mammalian reservoirs of sylvatic species of trichinella were examined from texas, new mexico, and arizona. during 1998-99, tongues were collected from a black bear (ursus americanus) in arizona; from 9 black bears, a coyote (canis latrans), and a mountain lion (felis concolor) in new mexico; and from 154 coyotes, 32 raccoons (procyon lotor), 13 opossums (didelphis marsupialis), 4 ocelots (leopardus pardalis), 3 bobcats (lynx rufus), and 5 feral hogs (sus scrofa) in southern tex ...	2001	11695403
antibodies to various zoonotic pathogens detected in feral swine (sus scrofa) at abattoirs in texas, usa.	the zoonotic risk posed to employees by slaughtering feral swine (sus scrofa) at two abattoirs in texas was assessed by testing feral swine serum samples for exposure to influenza a virus, leptospira, trichinella spiralis, and toxoplasma gondii. blood was collected from a total of 376 feral swine between the two facilities during six separate collection periods in 2015. antibodies to one or more serovars of leptospira were identified in 48.9% of feral swine tested, with bratislava and pomona as ...	2017	28686494