Dawson J E, Childs J E, Biggie K L, Moore C, Stallknecht D, Shaddock J, Bouseman J, Hofmeister E, Olson J G
Viral and Rickettsial Zoonoses Branch, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, Georgia 30333.
J Wildl Dis. 1994 Apr;30(2):162-8. doi: 10.7589/0090-3558-30.2.162.
We determined the antibody prevalence to Ehrlichia spp., in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) and the geographic distribution of seropositive animals in 84 counties in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia (USA). Using an indirect fluorescent antibody test we detected antibodies (> or = 1:128) to this bacterium in 544 (43%) of 1269 deer. Presence of antibodies to Ehrlichia spp. was related to a southerly latitude, low elevation, and resulting milder climatic conditions. It appears that white-tailed deer were naturally infected with Ehrlichia spp.; the infection was widely distributed throughout the southeastern United States. Based on these data, we propose that white-tailed deer play a role in the natural history of Ehrlichia spp. infection in the United States.
我们测定了美国亚拉巴马州、阿肯色州、佛罗里达州、佐治亚州、伊利诺伊州、肯塔基州、路易斯安那州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、密西西比州、密苏里州、北卡罗来纳州、南卡罗来纳州、田纳西州、得克萨斯州、弗吉尼亚州和西弗吉尼亚州84个县白尾鹿（弗吉尼亚鹿）中埃立克体属的抗体流行情况以及血清反应阳性动物的地理分布。我们使用间接荧光抗体试验在1269头鹿中的544头（43%）检测到针对这种细菌的抗体（≥1:128）。埃立克体属抗体的存在与较低的纬度、低海拔以及由此产生的较温和气候条件有关。白尾鹿似乎自然感染了埃立克体属；这种感染在美国东南部广泛分布。基于这些数据，我们认为白尾鹿在美国埃立克体属感染的自然史中发挥了作用。
