tick-borne tularemia. an outbreak of lymphadenopathy in children. | between june 1 and july 15, 1984, twenty persons with glandular tularemia were identified on the lower brule and crow creek indian reservations in south dakota. the median age of the patients was 6 years (range, 2 to 20 years). the clinical illness was mild, consisting of fever, headache, and lymphadenopathy. all lymphadenopathy was in the head and neck area. dermacentor variabilis ticks were identified as the vector. although the mild clinical illness suggested francisella tularensis, type b, w ... | 1985 | 4057512 |
an outbreak of human tularemia associated with the american dog tick, dermacentor variabilis. | | 1966 | 5949558 |
sarcocystis of deer in south dakota. | the prevalence of sarcocystis in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and mule deer (o. hemionus) in south dakota was determined through microscopic examination of tongue samples. the percentage of sarcocystis infection for both species of deer was determined for prairies east of the missouri river, west of the missouri river, and black hills of western south dakota. sixteen percent (n = 62) of the white-tailed deer tongues from east river, 69% (n = 42) from west river, and 74% (n = 23) fr ... | 1982 | 6808161 |
diagnostic peritoneal lavage for identification of blastomycosis in a dog with peritoneal involvement. | a 6-year-old castrated male dalmatian was evaluated because of hematemesis. the dog had lived its entire life in south dakota and wyoming and had never traveled outside of these states. results of laboratory testing were compatible with iatrogenic acute renal failure and gastrointestinal tract ulceration secondary to previous nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and corticosteroid administration. differential diagnoses for clinical signs and laboratory abnormalities that existed prior to these tr ... | 2003 | 14664450 |
west nile virus activity--united states, august 18-24, 2004. | during august 18-24, a total of 154 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, california, colorado, connecticut, florida, georgia, illinois, kentucky, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, south dakota, tennessee, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15329654 |
west nile virus activity--united states, september 8-14, 2004. | during september 8-14, a total of 195 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 26 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, florida, georgia, idaho, illinois, iowa, kansas, maryland, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, new york, north dakota, oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, south dakota, tennessee, texas, and wisconsin). | 2004 | 15371969 |
west nile virus activity--united states, september 15-21, 2004. | during september 15-21, a total of 218 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 21 states (arizona, california, florida, illinois, indiana, kansas, maryland, michigan, minnesota, mississippi, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new mexico, north dakota, oklahoma, south dakota, texas, utah, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15385920 |
west nile virus activity--united states, september 29-october 5, 2004. | during september 29-october 5, a total of 81 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 18 states (alabama, arizona, arkansas, california, florida, georgia, illinois, iowa, kansas, kentucky, minnesota, missouri, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, texas, and virginia). | 2004 | 15470326 |
west nile virus activity--united states, october 13-19, 2004. | during october 13-19, a total of 200 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 20 states (arizona, arkansas, california, colorado, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, maryland, michigan, mississippi, missouri, nevada, new mexico, north carolina, oklahoma, pennsylvania, south dakota, wisconsin, and wyoming). | 2004 | 15499683 |
west nile virus activity--united states, october 20-26, 2004. | during october 20-26, a total of 80 cases of human west nile virus (wnv) illness were reported from 16 states (arizona, california, florida, iowa, kentucky, louisiana, michigan, mississippi, missouri, montana, nebraska, new york, ohio, south dakota, texas, and utah). | 2004 | 15514584 |
resistance to plague among black-tailed prairie dog populations. | abstract in some rodent species frequently exposed to plague outbreaks caused by yersinia pestis, resistance to the disease has evolved as a population trait. as a first step in determining if plague resistance has developed in black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus), animals captured from colonies in a plague-free region (south dakota) and two plague-endemic regions (colorado and texas) were challenged with y. pestis at one of three doses (2.5, 250, or 2500 mouse ld50s). south dakota p ... | 2011 | 21923261 |
animal rabies--south dakota, 1995. | on july 28, 1995, the south dakota public health laboratory diagnosed rabies in an 8-week-old puppy; on july 23, the puppy had had onset of neurologic signs (e.g., head tilt, ataxia, and somnolence) that culminated in seizures, and the puppy was euthanized. a clinically normal littermate owned by a neighboring family was euthanized on july 31 and tested positive for rabies. this report summarizes the epidemiologic investigation and follow-up management by the south dakota department of health (s ... | 1996 | 8596530 |
from the centers for disease control and prevention. animal rabies-- south dakota, 1995. | | 1996 | 8596247 |
outbreak of tick-borne tularemia--south dakota. | | 1984 | 6434937 |
ectoparasites of black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus) from south dakota. | during the summers of 1982 and 1983, black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus) were examined for parasites. those collected and their respective prevalence included linognathoides cynomyis (46.3%), opisocrostis hirsutus (53.7%), opisocrostis tuberculatus cynomuris (2.4%), androlaelaps fahrenholzi (12.2%), ixodes sculptus (2.4%) and dermacentor andersoni (4.9%). the collection data indicated that l. cynomyis, o. hirsutus and a. fahrenholzi were at low population densities during this perio ... | 1987 | 3586214 |
molecular characterization of coprophilous fungal communities reveals sequences related to root-associated fungal endophytes. | this paper reports the use of molecular methods to characterize the coprophilous fungal communities (cfc) that inhabit the dung of four species of mammalian herbivores at two sites, sevilleta national wildlife refuge (snwr) in new mexico and wind cave national park (wcnp) in south dakota. results reveal that cfc from domesticated cattle (bos taurus) at snwr, and bison (bison bison) and black-tailed prairie dogs (cynomys ludovicianus) at wcnp were diverse but dominated primarily by members within ... | 2011 | 20842497 |
the barking dog. | | 2009 | 19363900 |