Ehrlichia chaffeensis antibodies in white-tailed deer, Iowa, 1994 and 1996.
Surveillance of 2,277 white-tailed deer for antibodies against Ehrlichia chaffeensis in Iowa showed seropositivity rates of 12.5% in 1994 and 13.9% in 1996. From 1994 to 1996, the estimated number of seropositive deer increased to 54,701 (28%). The increasing deer population and expanding tick distribution may increase risk for human monocytic ehrlichiosis.
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University of Iowa College of Public Health, Iowa City, Iowa 52242-5000, USA.
Gilchrist
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Thorne
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D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D003670:Deer; D018469:Ehrlichia chaffeensis / Q000276:immunology*; D016873:Ehrlichiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006801:Humans; D007484:Iowa / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial