| a survey for toxoplasma gondii antibodies in deer and other wildlife on a sheep range. | blood samples were obtained from native mammals and birds on a sheep range (hopland field station) in northern california. serums were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii by the indirect hemagglutination test. of 382 deer that were tested from 1964 to 1973, 77 (20%) were seropositive for t gondii. among 36 serums representing 6 species of wild carnivores (badgers, bobcats, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and skunks), 18 (50%) were seropositive. all of the 5 bobcats tested were seropositive, wit ... | 1975 | 1176348 |
| comparative analysis of the complete genome sequence of the california msw strain of myxoma virus reveals potential host adaptations. | myxomatosis is a rapidly lethal disease of european rabbits that is caused by myxoma virus (myxv). the introduction of a south american strain of myxv into the european rabbit population of australia is the classic case of host-pathogen coevolution following cross-species transmission. the most virulent strains of myxv for european rabbits are the californian viruses, found in the pacific states of the united states and the baja peninsula, mexico. the natural host of californian myxv is the brus ... | 2013 | 23986601 |
| a molecular survey for francisella tularensis and rickettsia spp. in haemaphysalis leporispalustris (acari: ixodidae) in northern california. | francisella tularensis and rickettsia spp. have been cultured from haemaphysalis leporispalustris packard, but their prevalence in this tick has not been determined using modern molecular methods. we collected h. leporispalustris by flagging vegetation and leaf litter and from lagomorphs (lepus californicus gray and sylvilagus bachmani (waterhouse)) in northern california. francisella tularensis dna was not detected in any of 1,030 ticks tested by polymerase chain reaction (pcr), whereas 0.4% of ... | 2016 | 28031350 |
| prevalence of vector-borne bacterial pathogens in riparian brush rabbits (sylvilagus bachmani riparius) and their ticks. | from june to october 2010, 48 endangered riparian brush rabbits (sylvilagus bachmani riparius) were trapped at a captive propagation site in central california with the intention of release into re-established habitats. during prerelease examinations, ticks and blood samples were collected for surveillance for rickettsia spp., anaplasma phagocytophilum, borrelia burgdorferi, and bartonella spp. ticks were identified, and dna was extracted for pcr analysis. serology was performed to detect exposu ... | 2014 | 24506421 |
| studies in the epidemiology of myxomatosis in california. ii. the experimental transmission of myxomatosis in brush rabbits (sylvilagus bachmani) by several species of mosquitoes. | | 1963 | 13950625 |
| myxomatosis in a california brush rabbit (sylyilagus bachmani). | | 1960 | 13767210 |
| role of small mammals in the ecology of borrelia burgdorferi in a peri-urban park in north coastal california. | the role of small mammals other than woodrats in the enzootiology of the lyme disease spirochete, borrelia burgorferi, was assessed in the peri-urban park. mammals were collected monthly from september through to april. following tick removal, the animals were tested for b. burgdorferi by culture of ear-punch biopsies. larvae and nymphs that were intermediate in morphology between ixodes spinipalpis and ixodes neotomae occurred on several species of rodents (peromyscus truei, peromyscus californ ... | 1997 | 9291589 |
| survey for evidence of colorado tick fever virus outside of the known endemic area in california. | a virus very similar or identical to colorado tick fever (ctf) virus was recovered from the blood clot of one of 104 black-tailed jack rabbits (lepus californicus) examined during a survey for various zoonotic agents in mammals and ticks from the university of california, hopland field station, mendocino county, california, 1974--79. this is the first reported isolation of a ctf-like virus from l. californicus, and only the second time such a virus has been found in northwestern california. mend ... | 1982 | 7102919 |
| lagomorphs as sentinels for surveillance of borreliosis in the far western united states. | brush rabbits (sylvilagus bachmani) and black-tailed jackrabbits (lepus californicus) from california (usa) were assayed for antibodies to borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of lyme borreliosis. significant antibody titers were detected in 90% (range, 67 to 100%) of brush rabbits from four of six localities, and in 90% of jackrabbits from a single locality, in northern california. one of the populations of brush rabbits that did not yield seropositive individuals inhabited an oceanic isla ... | 1989 | 2716099 |
| hematologic and biochemistry reference values for the endangered riparian brush rabbit (sylvilagus bachmani riparius). | the objective of this study was to establish reference hematologic and biochemistry values for adult riparian brush rabbits (sylvilagus bachmani riparius). between february 2002 and december 2003, complete blood cell counts and serum biochemistry panels were done on blood samples collected for 252 healthy, adult riparian brush rabbits that were bred in captivity and released to the wild in the california, usa, san joaquin valley. significant differences in mean values of some analytes were found ... | 2009 | 19395758 |