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Survey of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis).
| Title: | Survey of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis). |
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| Authors: | Laird G; Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, USA. glaird0311@gmail.com., Calinger-Yoak A; Otterbein University, Westerville, OH, USA., Zhang Q; Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory Ohio, Reynoldsburg, OH, USA. |
| Source: | EcoHealth [Ecohealth] 2026 Sep; Vol. 23 (3), pp. 445-450. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Apr 16. |
| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
| Journal Info: | Publisher: Springer Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101222144 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1612-9210 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 16129202 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ecohealth Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: New York : Springer |
| MeSH Terms: | Sciuridae*/microbiology , Bordetella bronchiseptica*/isolation & purification , Bordetella Infections*/veterinary , Bordetella Infections*/epidemiology , Bordetella Infections*/mortality, Ohio/epidemiology ; Animals |
| Abstract: | Wild Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) rehabilitated at a Midwestern facility, the Ohio Wildlife Center, were experiencing an increased mortality rate due to unknown respiratory illness in 2022-2023. A qPCR test was developed for B. bronchiseptica to test symptomatic animals. Though 65 individuals were tested, all tests were found to be negative for B. bronchiseptica. This negative result strongly indicates that the mortalities were caused by aspiration pneumonia or some other unknown pathogen. (© 2026. The Author(s).) |
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| Grant Information: | $400 Otterbein University; $2 Ohio Department of Agriculture; 000 Ohio Department of Agriculture |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: Bordetella bronchiseptica; eastern gray squirrels; kennel cough; ohio wildlife; real-time PCR; wildlife rehabilitation |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260416 Date Completed: 20260916 Latest Revision: 20260919 |
| Update Code: | 20260919 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13582037 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10393-026-01788-4 |
| PMID: | 41989687 |
| Database: | MEDLINE |
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