title: Anthrax epizootic in white-tailed deer.
abstract: Bacillus anthracis caused high mortality among white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on Beulah Island, Desha County, Arkansas. Sixty-seven carcasses were located and the total loss was estimated between 200 and 300 deer. Range conditions indicated that the deer herd had greatly exceeded carrying capacity. Lesions in deer were similar to those ascribed to anthrax in domestic cattle, sheep, and goats.
authors.affiliation: Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study Department of Pathology and Parasitology School of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 30601, USA.
authors.forename: F E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Kellogg
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Prestwood
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Noble
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D000881:Anthrax / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001131:Arkansas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001408:Bacillus anthracis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity; D003670:Deer / Q000382:microbiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male