| epizootiology of cranial abscess disease in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) of georgia, usa. | intracranial abscess disease is a cause of natural mortality for mature male white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus). most cases of abscesses are associated with bacterial infection by trueperella (arcanobacterium) pyogenes, but a complete understanding of the epidemiology of this disease is lacking. we quantified the effects of individual characteristics, site-specific herd demographics, land cover, and soil variables in estimating the probability of this disease. we examined 7,545 white-tai ... | 2015 | 25984774 |
| epidemiologic features of an intracranial abscessation/suppurative meningoencephalitis complex in white-tailed deer. | case records of 683 white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) submitted to the southeastern cooperative wildlife disease study (georgia, usa) for diagnostic purposes from 1971 to 1989 were reviewed for the occurrence of pyogenic infections of the central nervous system, specifically intracranial abscessation or suppurative meningoencephalitis. these conditions, either alone or in combination, were diagnosed in 24 of 683 (4%) deer. thirteen genera of bacteria were isolated; the most frequent spe ... | 1990 | 2250322 |