title: A Serosurvey of Greater Sage-Grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in Nevada, USA.
abstract: To better understand the potential avian diseases in Greater Sage-grouse ( Centrocercus urophasianus ) in the Great Basin in Nevada, US, we collected 31 blood samples March-April 2014 and tested for antibodies to eight viruses and two bacteria. Specifically, sera were tested for antibodies to avian leukosis virus type A, B, and J (ALV-A, ALV-B, and ALV-J, respectively), infectious bursal disease virus, infectious bronchitis virus, reticuloendothelial virus, avian influenza virus (AIV), West Nile virus, Pasteurella multocida (PM), and Salmonella enterica serovar Pullorum. Serum antibodies against ALV-A and -B (1/31, 3%), ALV-J (5/31, 16%), PM (1/31, 3%), and AIV (2/31, 6%) were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). While ELISA tests used have only been validated in domestic poultry, the serologic data should be used as a potential indicator of the range of bacterial and viral infectious agents that can infect the Greater Sage-grouse.
authors.affiliation: 1 UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Sinai
authors.affiliation: 2 US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, California 95620, USA.
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Coates
authors.affiliation: 2 US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Dixon Field Station, 800 Business Park Drive, Suite D, Dixon, California 95620, USA.
authors.forename: Katelyn M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Andrle
authors.affiliation: 3 California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, System-Turlock Branch, 1550 N Soderquist Rd., PO Box 1522, Turlock, California 93274, USA.
authors.forename: Chad
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jefferis
authors.affiliation: 3 California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory, System-Turlock Branch, 1550 N Soderquist Rd., PO Box 1522, Turlock, California 93274, USA.
authors.forename: C Gabriel
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sentíes-Cué
authors.affiliation: 1 UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, 1 Shields Ave., Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Maurice E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pitesky
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D046094:Galliformes / Q000821:virology*; D005585:Influenza in Birds / Q000453:epidemiology; D009505:Nevada / Q000453:epidemiology; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000662:veterinary; D014902:West Nile virus
keywords: Avian influenza; Centrocercus urophasianus; Greater Sage-grouse; infectious disease