Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Abstract

Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhof-fii has not been detected previously in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). We tested whole blood from 60 white-tailed deer for Bartonella spp. DNA; three (5%) were positive for Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii. This is the first detection of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii in white-tailed deer. © Wildlife Disease Association 2013.