Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection and Prevalence ofspp. in American Black Bears () from Eastern and Western North Carolina, USA.
- Journal:
- Journal of wildlife diseases
- Year:
- 2019
- Authors:
- Westmoreland, Lori S H et al.
- Affiliation:
- 1 College of Veterinary Medicine · United States
Abstract
Blood samples collected from American black bears () in eastern and western North Carolina, US, were analyzed for piroplasms. Piroplasmids were detected in 17% (23/132) of the animals surveyed. We detected aspp. previously identified in North American raccoons () and a maned wolf (); prevalence was 22% (14/64) and 13% (9/68) in the mountain and coastal black bear populations, respectively. The presence of the samespecies in black bears, raccoons, and a maned wolf suggests piroplasms may not be host specific.
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