Publications

molecular and serologic evidence for babesia bovis-like parasites in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in south texas.	the current study was undertaken to determine if white-tailed deer in south texas harbor babesia bovis, a causative agent of bovine babesiosis. blood samples from free-ranging white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on two ranches in lasalle and webb counties were screened for b. bovis and other hemoparasites by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) to detect the piroplasm 18s rdna. serology was conducted on selected samples to detect antibody activity to b. bovis by the immunofluorescent antib ...	2010	20605333
molecular detection and characterization of cytauxzoon felis and a babesia species in cougars from florida.	piroplasms, morphologically indistinguishable from cytauxzoon felis, previously were detected in 36% of cougars in florida. we utilized a nested 18s rrna assay, which amplifies dna from all piroplasms, to screen blood samples collected from 41 cougars from florida (39 native florida panthers [puma concolor coryi] and two translocated texas cougars [p. c. stanleyana]) from 1989-2005. thirty-nine of the 41 cougars (95%) were positive for piroplasms; however, sequence analysis and restriction enzym ...	2006	16870859
monthly incidence of theileria cervi and seroconversion to babesia odocoilei in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in texas.	monthly monitoring of fawns collected from an area in texas endemic for theileria cervi and babesia odocoilei showed that transmission of t. cervi occurred during july and august, a time period consistent with the occurrence of amblyomma americanum. seroconversion to b. odocoilei occurred during october to december and possibly continued through january and february. the time of seroconversion was more suggestive of transmission of b. odocoilei by ixodes scapularis than by amblyomma americanum.	1992	1512881
serological prevalence and isolation of babesia odocoilei among white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) in texas and oklahoma.	serum samples collected from 581 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from texas and from 124 white-tailed deer from oklahoma were tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique against babesia odocoilei. prevalence of seropositive reactors varied from site to site in both states. prevalence rates were statistically ranked as high, intermediate or low. deer less than 12-mo-old had a significantly lower prevalence than all other age classes.	1989	2654422