seroepidemiology of coxiella burnetii among wildlife in nova scotia. | we used an indirect immunofluorescence assay to determine antibody titers to phase i and phase ii coxiella burnetii antigens in serum samples from a variety of wild animals in nova scotia. forty-nine percent of the hares, 16.5% of the moose, 7.1% of the raccoons, and 1.5% of the white-tailed deer tested had antibodies to phase i antigen. we conclude that there is extensive infection of the hare population by c. burnetii, with lesser degrees of infection of the moose, raccoon, and deer population ... | 1993 | 8250101 |