| serologic survey of white-tailed deer on anticosti island, quebec for bovine herpesvirus 1, bovine viral diarrhea, and parainfluenza 3. | in 1985 unusual mortality was observed among the 3- to 4-yr-old white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) on anticosti island, québec (canada). a viral pathogen was suspected to be the cause of the deaths. thus, a serologic survey for bovine herpesvirus 1 (bhv-1), bovine viral diarrhea (bvd) virus and parainfluenza-3 (pi-3) virus was conducted. we examined 396 deer sera from 1985. results indicated that the high mortality mainly afflicted 3- to 4-yr-old deer. in 1985, 57% of deer sampled were s ... | 1991 | 1661783 |
| serological evidence of bovine herpesvirus 1-related virus infection in the white-tailed deer population on anticosti island, quebec. | high white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) population densities and the occurrence of harsh environmental conditions are present on anticosti island, located in the gulf of saint-lawrence (quebec, canada). this island is the northernmost region of white-tailed deer distribution in northeastern north america. the aim of this work was to determine whether a herpesvirus serologically related to bovine herpesvirus 1 (bhv1) may occur in a stressed white-tailed deer population. one hundred one de ... | 1989 | 2541261 |
| the use of wildlife to monitor zoonoses. | wildlife are usually considered vectors, reservoirs or primary targets of infectious disease. a seldom considered epidemiological role which they can play involves their use as disease sentinels for the detection and monitoring of zoonoses. their potential for such utilization has been demonstrated with the wild turkey (meleagris gallopava intermedia) and st. louis encephalitis in texas and the white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) and california encephalitis in north america. the limitatio ... | 1970 | 16512144 |
| harvested white-tailed deer as sentinel hosts for early establishing ixodes scapularis populations and risk from vector-borne zoonoses in southeastern canada. | due to recent establishment of the blacklegged tick, ixodes scapularis say, in southeastern canada, tick-borne zoonoses (lyme disease, human granulocytotropic anaplasmosis, and babesiosis) are of growing concern for public health. using white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) culled in southwestern quebec during 2007-2008, we investigated whether hunter-killed deer could act as sentinels for early establishing tick populations and for tick-borne pathogens. accounting for environmental charact ... | 2013 | 23540128 |
| lead exposure through consumption of big game meat in quebec, canada: risk assessment and perception. | game meat from animals killed by lead ammunition may expose consumers to lead. we assessed the risk related to lead intake from meat consumption of white-tailed deer and moose killed by lead ammunition and documented the perception of hunters and butchers regarding this potential contamination. information on cervid meat consumption and risk perception were collected using a mailed self-administrated questionnaire which was addressed to a random sample of quebec hunters. in parallel, 72 samples ... | 2015 | 26161681 |
| cadmium levels in ontario moose and deer in relation to soil sensitivity to acid precipitation. | this study examines the influence of buffering capacity of the soil on the levels of cadmium in the kidney, liver and muscle of moose and white-tailed deer from nine sampling sites (four buffered and five non-buffered) in ontario, canada. tissues collected from hunter-killed moose and deer during 1984 and 1985 were analysed for cadmium. tissue from moose in the non-buffered algonquin park site (21.9 +/- 1.1 mg/kg wet weight) and the buffered st. joseph island site (12.7 +/- 3.2 mg kg-1) had the ... | 1988 | 3381081 |
| polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, polychlorinated dibenzofuran, and polychlorinated biphenyl accumulation in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) near a magnesium smelter in quebec, canada. | polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (pcdd/fs) as well as polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) were measured in white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) near a magnesium-refining facility in quebec (canada) known to be a source of chlorinated organic compounds to the area. we compared contaminant concentrations in deer caught one year before the start of magnesium production with those measured three years later. total pcb concentrations were spatially uniform in deer before magnesi ... | 2007 | 18020688 |