Epizoological Survey of Certain Endemic Diseases in the Southern Part of the Great Salt Lake Desert.

Abstract

This report contains the results of a survey of certain diseases in native animals and domestic cattle during the period from September 4, 1957 to December 31, 1958. The majority of the specimens were collected on Dugway Proving Ground and adjacent areas in Tooele and Juab Counties. The tissues of wildlife specimens were examined for plague, Pasteurella pestis; tularemia, P. tularensis; anthrax, Bacillus anthracis; brucellosis, Brucella species; Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Rickettsia rickettsii; Q fever, Coxiella burneti; and psittacosis. The wildlife and cattle sera were tested for complement-fixing antibodies for Q fever, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the psittacosis-Lymphogranuloma group; and agglutinating antibodies for tularemia and brucellosis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1959
Accession Number
ADA049162

Entities

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Brucellosis
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
  • Infection
  • Lagomorphs
  • Mountains
  • Q Fever
  • Rocky Mountains
  • Rodents
  • Tickborne Diseases
  • United States
  • Wildlife
  • Wound Infections

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  • Environmental Remediation and Restoration.
  • Immunology
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology