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- Title
Habitat, wildlife, and one health: Arcanobacterium pyogenes in Maryland and Upper Eastern Shore white-tailed deer populations.
- Authors
Turner, Melissa M.; DePerno, Christopher S.; Conner, Mark C.; Brian Eyler, T.; Lancia, Richard A.; Klaver, Robert W.; Stoskopf, Michael K.
- Abstract
The intracranial abscessation suppurative meningitis (IASM) disease complex in deer has been linked to Arcanobacterium pyogenes, an under-diagnosed and often misdiagnosed organism considered commensal in domestic livestock but associated with serious disease in numerous species, including humans. Our study used standard bacterial culture techniques to assess A. pyogenes prevalence among deer sampled across six physiogeographic regions in Maryland and the Upper Eastern Shore under Traditional Deer Management (TDM) and Quality Deer Management (QDM), a management protocol that alters population demographics in favor of older male deer. A. pyogenes was detected on deer in three of the six regions studied, and was common in only one region, the Upper Eastern Shore. In the Upper Eastern Shore, 45% and 66% of antler and nasal swabs from deer were positive for A. pyogenes, respectively. Our study indicates A. pyogenes may be carried widely among white-tailed deer regardless of sex or age class, but we found no evidence the pathogen is acquired in utero. The distribution of A. pyogenes across regions and concentration in a region with low livestock levels suggests the potential for localized endemicity of the organism and the possibility that deer may serve as a maintenance reservoir for an emerging one health concern.
- Subjects
MARYLAND; HIBERNATION; ANIMAL ecology; HABITATS; DEER populations
- Publication
Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, 2014, Vol 34, Issue 1, p21
- ISSN
1071-2232
- Publication type
Article