Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies in white-tailed deer, Iowa, 1994 and 1996

Authors
Mueller-Anneling, L Gilchrist, MJ Thorne, PS
Citation
L. Mueller-anneling et al., Ehrlichia chaffeensis Antibodies in white-tailed deer, Iowa, 1994 and 1996, EM INFECT D, 6(4), 2000, pp. 397-400
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease
Journal title
EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
ISSN journal
10806040 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
397 - 400
Database
ISI
SICI code
1080-6040(200007/08)6:4<397:ECAIWD>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Surveillance of 2,277 white-tailed deer for antibodies against Ehrlichia ch affeensis in Iowa showed seropositivity rates of 12.5% in 1994 and 13.9% in 1996. From 1994 to 1996, the estimated number of seropositive deer increas ed to 54,701 (28%). The increasing deer population and expanding tick distr ibution may increase risk for human monocytic ehrlichiosis.