title: Seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii among wildlife in Nova Scotia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Marrie
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Embil
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yates
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000276:immunology*; D003670:Deer; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D007793:Lagomorpha; D009674:Nova Scotia / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D011817:Rabbits; D011821:Raccoons
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial