Table 4 Results for PCR identification of vector-borne pathogens in marsh deer (Blastocerus dichotomus) samples from Ibera Wetlands (IW) and Lower Delta (LD) populations, by body condition score
Body Score Condition 1 n positive (%) | Body Score Condition 2 n positive (%) | Body Score Condition 3 n positive (%) | Total n positive (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IW | LD | IW | LD | IW | LD | IW (n = 14) | LD (n = 26) | |
Babesia sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theileria cervi | 4 (28.6%) | 2 (7.7%) | 4 (28.6%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 10 (38.5%) | 8 (57.1%) | 13 (50.0%) |
Ehrlichia chaffeensis | 3 (21.4%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (21.4%) | 2 (7.7%) |
Anaplasma platys | 0 | 0 | 1 (7.1%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (3.8%) |
Anaplasma odocoilei | 0 | 1 (3.8%) | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 5 (19.2%) | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (26.9%) |
Candidatus A. boleense | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 1 (3.8%) |
Anaplasma marginale | 0 | 2 (7.7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (15.4%) | 0 | 6 (23.1%) |
Trypanosoma theileri | 0 | 2 (7.7%) | 1(7.1%) | 1 (3.8%) | 0 | 4 (15.4%) | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (26.9%) |
Trypanosoma evansi | 1 (7.1%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 (7.7%) | 1 (7.1%) | 2 (7.7%) |
Rickettsia sp. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |