Prevalence and predictors of vector-borne pathogens in Dutch roe deer ...

Abstract Background The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of nine vector-borne pathogens or pathogen genera in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Netherlands, and to identify which host variables predict vector-borne pathogen presence in roe deer. The host variables examined were the four host factors ‘age category’, ‘sex’, ‘nutritional condition’ and ‘health status’, as well as ‘roe deer density’. Methods From December 2009 to September 2010, blood samples of 461 roe deer were collected and analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of genetic m... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Wijburg, Sara R.
Fonville, Manoj
de Bruin, Arnout
van Rijn, Piet A.
Montizaan, Margriet G. E.
van den Broek, Jan
Sprong, Hein
Rijks, Jolianne M.
Dokumenttyp: Datenquelle
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Verlag/Hrsg.: figshare
Schlagwörter: Medicine / Microbiology / FOS: Biological sciences / Cell Biology / 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified / FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences / Ecology / 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified / 110309 Infectious Diseases / FOS: Health sciences / 60506 Virology / Computational Biology
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Link(s) : https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5878411

Abstract Background The main objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of nine vector-borne pathogens or pathogen genera in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Netherlands, and to identify which host variables predict vector-borne pathogen presence in roe deer. The host variables examined were the four host factors ‘age category’, ‘sex’, ‘nutritional condition’ and ‘health status’, as well as ‘roe deer density’. Methods From December 2009 to September 2010, blood samples of 461 roe deer were collected and analysed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the presence of genetic material from Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Bartonella spp., Babesia spp., Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato (s.l.), Borrelia miyamotoi, Neoehrlichia mikurensis, Rickettsia spp., and epizootic haemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), and by commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antibodies against bluetongue virus (BTV). The possible associations of host factors and density with pathogen prevalence and ...