Publications

molecular detection of rickettsia species within ticks (acari: ixodidae) collected from arkansas united states.	rocky mountain spotted fever (rmsf), caused by the etiological agent rickettsia rickettsii, is the most severe and frequently reported rickettsial illness in the united states, and is commonly diagnosed throughout the southeast. with the discoveries of rickettsia parkeri and other spotted fever group rickettsiae (sfgr) in ticks, it remains inconclusive if the cases reported as rmsf are truly caused by r. rickettsii or other sfgr. arkansas reports one of the highest incidence rates of rmsf in the ...	2015	26334827
survey of borreliae in ticks, canines, and white-tailed deer from arkansas, u.s.a.	in the eastern and upper midwestern regions of north america, ixodes scapularis (l.) is the most abundant tick species encountered by humans and the primary vector of b. burgdorferi, whereas in the southeastern region amblyomma americanum (say) is the most abundant tick species encountered by humans but cannot transmit b. burgdorferi. surveys of borreliae in ticks have been conducted in the southeastern united states and often these surveys identify b. lonestari as the primary borrelia species, ...	2012	22781030
phylogenetics and population genetics of the louse fly, lipoptena mazamae, from arkansas, usa.	louse flies, also known as deer keds (lipoptena mazamae rondani), infest cervids such as white-tailed deer, odocoileus virginianus and vector pathogens such as anaplasma and bartonella schoenbuchensis to cattle and humans, respectively. the population genetic structure of 30 l. mazamae collected from white-tailed deer in four regions of arkansas, u.s.a., designated by county boundaries, was examined using dna sequences of a 259-bp region of the mitochondrial dna rrna 16s gene. of the 259 nucleot ...	2010	20534010
population genetics of amblyomma americanum (acari: ixodidae) collected from arkansas.	lone star ticks, amblyomma americanum l. (acari: ixodidae),infest multiple hosts such as birds, and mammals of various sizes (rodents to white-tailed deer) and can harbor human pathogens such as borrelia lonestari and ehrlichiosis chaffeensis. the population structure of 251 a. americanum ticks, collected from canines and two white-tailed deer in six arkansas ecoregions, was examined using dna sequences of a 247-bp region of the mitochondrial dna ribosomal rna 16s gene. of the 247 nucleotide cha ...	2010	20380295
natural and experimental infection of white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from the united states with an ehrlichia sp. closely related to ehrlichia ruminantium.	an ehrlichia sp. (panola mountain [pm] ehrlichia sp.) closely related to ehrlichia ruminantium was recently detected in a domestic goat experimentally infested with lone star ticks (lsts, amblyomma americanum) collected from georgia, usa. the infected goat exhibited pyrexia and mild clinical pathologic abnormalities consistent with ehrlichiosis. at least two other ehrlichia species (ehrlichia chaffeensis and ehrlichia ewingii) are maintained in nature by a cycle involving lsts as the primary vec ...	2008	18436670
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
the role of deer as a possible reservoir host of potosi virus, a newly recognized arbovirus in the united states.	potosi (pot) virus (bunyaviridae) was isolated from aedes albopictus, an introduced asian mosquito species, collected at a used tire yard in potosi, missouri (usa), in august and september, 1989. in september, 1990, small animals were trapped at the tire yard and six cattle were sampled at an adjacent farm; in november 1990 and 1991, blood samples were collected with filter paper strips from 364 hunter-killed, white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in the region to determine the possible res ...	1996	8827670
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
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
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
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
anthrax epizootic in white-tailed deer.	bacillus anthracis caused high mortality among white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on beulah island, desha county, arkansas. sixty-seven carcasses were located and the total loss was estimated between 200 and 300 deer. range conditions indicated that the deer herd had greatly exceeded carrying capacity. lesions in deer were similar to those ascribed to anthrax in domestic cattle, sheep, and goats.	1970	16512117