Dubey J P, Hollis K, Romand S, Thulliez P, Kwok O C, Hungerford L, Anchor C, Etter D
Parasite Biology and Epidemiology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, MD 20705-2350, USA.
Int J Parasitol. 1999 Oct;29(10):1709-11. doi: 10.1016/s0020-7519(99)00142-3.
Serum samples of 400 white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from 16 preserves in northeastern Illinois were tested for Neospora caninum antibodies in the N. caninum agglutination test using mouse-derived N. caninum tachyzoites and mercaptoethanol. Antibodies were found in 162 deer with titres of 1:40 (47 deer), 1:80 (32 deer), 1:160 (17 deer), 1:200 (eight deer), 1:400 (19 deer), 1:800 (17 deer) and > or = 1:1600 (22 deer). There were no significant differences in prevalence between age or sex of the deer. The high prevalence of N. caninum infection in deer is consistent with a sylvatic cycle of N. caninum.
在伊利诺伊州东北部16个保护区采集了400只白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）的血清样本，使用小鼠源犬新孢子虫速殖子和巯基乙醇，通过犬新孢子虫凝集试验检测犬新孢子虫抗体。在162只鹿中发现了抗体，其滴度分别为1:40（47只鹿）、1:80（32只鹿）、1:160（17只鹿）、1:200（8只鹿）、1:400（19只鹿）、1:800（17只鹿）和≥1:1600（22只鹿）。鹿的年龄和性别之间的患病率没有显著差异。鹿中犬新孢子虫感染的高患病率与犬新孢子虫的野生动物循环一致。
