title: Serologic survey for pathogens potentially affecting pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) fawn recruitment in Arizona, USA.
abstract: During the 1990s, pronghorn (Antilocapra americana) populations declined in Arizona, USA. To investigate potential causes of decline, we collected blood samples from hunter-harvested male pronghorn from 2001 to 2003 on four Arizona sites. Sera were tested for antibody to parainfluenza virus type 3 (PI3), bovine viral diarrhea virus, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis virus, bovine respiratory syncytial virus, epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), bluetongue virus (BTV), and Chlamydia psittaci. Antibody against PI3 was found in 33% of the samples, whereas antibody against BTV/EHDV was found in 77%. Antibodies to other pathogens were found at low prevalence rates. Although pronghorn decline in Arizona is probably not directly related to disease, potential reproductive effects of BTV/EHDV and PI3 infection on pronghorn in Arizona merit further study.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W Greenway Rd., Phoenix, Arizona 85023, USA. sdubay@uwsp.edu
authors.forename: Shelli A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Dubay
authors.forename: Ted H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Noon
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: deVos
authors.forename: Richard A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ockenfels
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000821:virology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D001130:Arizona; D001819:Bluetongue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001820:Bluetongue virus / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D018164:Hemorrhagic Disease Virus, Epizootic / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D011156:Population Density; D012088:Reoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D010253:Respirovirus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral