Neospora caninum in Axis Deer (Axis axis) and Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in Northern Mexico

Author(s): Jose R. De La Torre, Christian Bautista-Piña, J. Alfonso Ortega-S., Antonio Cantu-Covarruvias, Maria Genoveva Alvarez-Ojeda, Dora Romero-Salas, Scott E. Henke, Clayton D. Hilton, David G. Hewitt, Randy W. De Young, Tyler A. Campbell, and Fred C. Bryant
Published: January 2017

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Serum samples from 18 axis deer (Axis axis) and 19 fallow deer (Dama dama) were analyzed with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Neospora caninum antibodies. Two axis (11%) and two fallow deer (11%) were positive for N. caninum antibodies.

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De La Torre, J.R., C. Bautista-Piña, J.A. Ortega-S., A. Cantu-Covarruvias, M.G. Alvarez-Ojeda, D. Romero-Salas, S.E. Henke, C.D. Hilton, D.G. Hewitt, R.W. De Young, T.A. Campbell, and F.C. Bryant. 2017. Neospora caninum in axis deer (Axis axis) and fallow deer (Dama dama) in Northern Mexico. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 53:186-187.

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