A STUDY OF THE ECOLOGY AND EPIZOOLOGY OF THE NATIVE FAUNA OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE DESERT.

Abstract

An extensive epizoological survey of endemic diseases was conducted in the Great Salt Lake Desert region. Native mammals, birds and livestock were tested for Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Q fever, tularemia, plague and arboviruses. Susceptibility, transmission and immunity studies were conducted with several animal species, and vector transmission experiments were conducted. An ecological study in connection with the zoonoses of the area was conducted with special emphasis on lagomorph and rodent population dynamics pertinent to an epizoological analysis regarding foci and/or the spread of infection through the Great Salt Lake Basin. A faunal colony and rearing colonies of ectoparasites were maintained and improved. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709671

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infection
  • Mammals
  • Mountains
  • Q Fever
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • Virus Diseases
  • Viruses
  • Wound Infections
  • Zoonoses

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology