Studies on Ecology of Q Fever in Native Fauna in the Great Salt Lake Desert.
Abstract
This report contains the results of field and laboratory studies on the rickettsial disease, Q fever, concerning susceptibility of native mammalian species, vector potential of ectoparasite arthropods, and incidence in the wildlife indigenous to areas of the Great Salt Lake Desert of Utah and Nevada. The conclusions drawn are presumptive since they are based solely upon data from controlled laboratory experiments, disease surveys, and the work of others as reported in the literature. This information, however, is rather extensive in nature and yields pertinent data regarding the probable epizoology of Q fever in the wildlife of this area. The disease survey methods used in these studies are described in a report, 'Standard Methods for Examination of Samples of Wildlife Tissues and Wild, Domestic and Human Serum', University of Utah, Epizoology Diagnostic Laboratory, September 22, 1959. The experimental methods used are described in the Annual Summary Progress Report, Ecology and Epizoology, for 1959.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 30, 1961
- Accession Number
- ADA049163
Entities
People
- D. Elmer Johnson
- Dale D. Parker
- E. Dean Vest
- John B. Bushman
- Nyven J. Marchette
Organizations
- University of Utah