Volume 10, Number 3—March 2004
Research
Laboratory Analysis of Tularemia in Wild-Trapped, Commercially Traded Prairie Dogs, Texas, 2002
Jeannine M. Petersen*
, Martin E. Schriefer*, Leon G. Carter*, Yan Zhou*, Tara Sealy*, Darcy Bawiec*, Brook Yockey*, Sandra Urich*, Nordin S. Zeidner*, Swati Avashia†, Jacob L. Kool*, Jan Buck‡, Connie Lindley‡, Leos Celeda§, John A. Monteneiri*, Kenneth L. Gage*, and May C. Chu*
, Martin E. Schriefer*, Leon G. Carter*, Yan Zhou*, Tara Sealy*, Darcy Bawiec*, Brook Yockey*, Sandra Urich*, Nordin S. Zeidner*, Swati Avashia†, Jacob L. Kool*, Jan Buck‡, Connie Lindley‡, Leos Celeda§, John A. Monteneiri*, Kenneth L. Gage*, and May C. Chu*Table 3
Diagnostic test results for culture–positive group B prairie dogsa
| Prairie dog | DFA (spleen/liver) | DFA (submandibular lymph node) | Serologic testing (microagglutination assay) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1 |
+ |
+ |
1:512 |
Pos |
| B2 |
+ |
+ |
1:32 |
Neg |
| B3 |
+ |
+ |
1:8 |
Neg |
| B4 |
– |
+ |
1:1,024 |
Pos |
| B5 |
– |
+ |
1:4,096 |
Pos |
| B6 |
+ |
+ |
1:512 |
Pos |
| B7 |
– |
+ |
1:512 |
Pos |
| B8 |
+ |
No sample |
1:8 |
Neg |
| B10 |
+ |
+ |
1:4 |
Neg |
| B11 |
– |
+ |
1:256 |
Pos |
| B12 |
– |
– |
1:1,024 |
Pos |
| B13 |
– |
– |
0 |
Neg |
| B14 |
– |
+ |
1:128 |
Pos |
| B15 |
+ |
+ |
1:64 |
Neg |
| B16 |
+ |
+ |
1:16 |
Neg |
| B17 |
– |
+ |
0 |
Neg |
| B18 |
+ |
+ |
1:512 |
Pos |
| B19 |
+ |
+ |
1:4 |
Neg |
| B20 |
– |
+ |
1:128 |
Pos |
| B21 | – | + | 1:16 | Neg |
aDFA, direct fluorescent assay; Neg, negative; Pos, positive.
