Sudden Mortality in Captive White-Tailed Deer With Atypical Infestation of Winter Tick.
J Med Entomol
; 58(4): 1962-1965, 2021 07 16.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33764454
ABSTRACT
In October 2020, three captive male white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus [Zimmermann] (artiodactyla Cervidae), were found dead in central Pennsylvania and a fourth was euthanized due to extreme lethargy. The deer presented with high burdens of Dermacentor albipictus (Packard) (Ixoda Ixodidae) (winter tick). There were no other clinical symptoms and deer were in otherwise good physical condition with no observed alopecia. Winter tick epizootics have been associated with mortalities of moose, Alces alces [Linnaeus] (artiodactyla cervidae), and more recently elk, Cervus canadensis [Erxleben] (artiodactyla cervidae), in Pennsylvania, but have not been reported in white-tailed deer. Mild winters are favorable to winter ticks and deer producers and managers should be aware of possible infestations as a result.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Tick Infestations
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Deer
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Dermacentor
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
J Med Entomol
Year:
2021
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Panama