| pathogen infection and exposure, and ectoparasites of the federally endangered amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis), california, usa. | abstract we surveyed pathogens and ectoparasites among federally endangered amargosa voles (microtus californicus scirpensis) and sympatric rodents in tecopa hot springs, inyo county, california, december 2011-november 2012. we aimed to assess disease and detect possible spillover from or connectivity with other hosts within and outside the amargosa ecosystem. we assessed 71 individual voles and 38 individual sympatric rodents for current infection with seven vector-borne zoonotic pathogens and ... | 2014 | 25121407 |
| prevalence and potential impact of toxoplasma gondii on the endangered amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis), california, usa. | we investigated the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii in 2011-15 to assess its potential threat on the endangered amargosa vole ( microtus californicus scirpensis) in california, us. surveillance was simultaneously performed on populations of syntopic rodent species. we detected antibodies to t. gondii in sera from 10.5% of 135 wild-caught amargosa voles; 8% of 95 blood samples were pcr-positive for the t. gondii b1 gene, and 5.0% of 140 sympatric rodent brain samples were pcr-positive. exposure t ... | 2017 | 27690194 |
| histopathology and risk factors associated with neotrombicula microti infestation in the endangered amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis). | the amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis) is a profoundly endangered rodent found only in the central mojave desert, inyo county, california, us. in 2010, severe cases of trombiculiasis, caused by larval neotrombicula microti mites, were discovered among voles and sympatric small mammals. we evaluated amargosa voles and sympatric rodents for infestation with n. microti december 2011-november 2012 and evaluated histopathology of ear tissue from 13 actively n. microti-infested amargosa ... | 2015 | 25919470 |
| severe ulceronecrotic dermatitis associated with mite infestation in the critically endangered amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis). | the entire range of the critically endangered amargosa vole (microtus californicus scirpensis) consists of less than 20 km(2) of riparian habitat in the amargosa river drainage of the mojave desert in southern california. in september 2010, deformities on ears and chiggers on the ears and genitalia were detected, with some individuals so severely affected that they were missing ear pinnae altogether. follow-up trapping was performed to document the presence of mites and mite-associated disease, ... | 2013 | 23458565 |