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JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
Volume 42, Issue 3, Pages 699-703Publisher
WILDLIFE DISEASE ASSOC, INC
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.699
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free-ranging deer; Odocoileus; virginianus; Salmonella; white-tailed deer; zoonosis
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To determine the prevalence and serovars of Salmonella in free-ranging deer, we cultured feces from white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) harvested by hunters during a regular firearm season in southeastern Nebraska (USA). We recovered Salmonella from 5 (1%; 95% confidence interval: 0.37-2.20%) of 500 samples and identified four different Salmonella enterica serovars [Litch-field (1), Dessau (1), Infantis (2), and Enteritidis (1)]. Although the prevalence of Salmonella in free-ranging deer appears to be low, the serovars recovered are known to be pathogenic to humans and animals.
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