Previously Unrecognized Exposure of Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) to Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae in the California Mojave Desert.
Journal
Journal of wildlife diseases
ISSN: 1943-3700
Titre abrégé: J Wildl Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0244160
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 04 2021
01 04 2021
Historique:
received:
04
06
2020
accepted:
23
09
2020
entrez:
6
4
2021
pubmed:
7
4
2021
medline:
30
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A 2013 outbreak of respiratory disease in bighorn sheep from California's Mojave Desert metapopulation caused high mortality in at least one population. Subsequent PCR and strain-typing indicate widespread infection of a single strain of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae throughout this region. Serosurvey of archived samples showed that some populations have had antibodies to M. ovipneumoniae since at least 1986, although pre-2013 strain-type data are unavailable.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33822157
pii: 451425
doi: 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00098
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antibodies, Bacterial
0
DNA, Ribosomal Spacer
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
447-452Informations de copyright
© Wildlife Disease Association 2021.