Babesia odocoilei as a cause of mortality in captive cervids in Canada

Author:

Mathieu, A, Pastor, AR, Berkvens, CN, Gara-Boivin, C, Hebert, M, Leveille, AN, Barta, JR, and Smith, DA

Publication type:

Journal Article

Publication date:

2018-01

Journal/Series title:

Can Vet J

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URL:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5731394/

Abstract:

We propose that babesiosis is an emerging disease of cervids in multiple Canadian provinces, most likely as a result of climate change and the northward range expansion of Ixodes scapularis, the primary tick vector for B. odocoilei. The role of captive animals as sentinels for wildlife health is also highlighted.