Volume 18, Number 3—March 2012
Research
Causes of Pneumonia Epizootics among Bighorn Sheep, Western United States, 2008–2010
Thomas E. Besser
, Margaret A. Highland, Katherine Baker, E. Frances Cassirer, Neil J. Anderson, Jennifer M. Ramsey, Kristin Mansfield, Darren L. Bruning, Peregrine Wolff, Joshua B. Smith, and Jonathan A. Jenks
, Margaret A. Highland, Katherine Baker, E. Frances Cassirer, Neil J. Anderson, Jennifer M. Ramsey, Kristin Mansfield, Darren L. Bruning, Peregrine Wolff, Joshua B. Smith, and Jonathan A. JenksTable A1
PCR and aerobic culture results for individual bighorn sheep, western United States, 2008–2010*
| Health status | Population | Sheep ID | Mannheimia haemolytica |
Bibersteinia trehalosi |
lktA |
Pasteurella multocida |
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture | PCR | Culture | PCR | PCR | Culture | PCR | PCR | Isolate no. | |||||||
| PP | Hells Canyon, OR and WA | 10WA02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| PP | Hells Canyon, OR and WA | 10OR09 | NT | 1 | NT | 1 | 1 | NT | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | ||||
| PP | Hells Canyon, OR and WA | 10OR05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | ||||
| PP | Hells Canyon, OR and WA | 10OR06 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | ||||
| PP | Hells Canyon, OR and WA | 10OR07 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | ||||
| PP | East Fork Bitterroot, MT | 185887 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-2 | ||||
| PP | East Fork Bitterroot, MT | 185888 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-1 | ||||
| PP | East Fork Bitterroot, MT | 185960 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-3 | ||||
| PP | East Fork Bitterroot, MT | 185976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | NA | ||||
| PP | East Fork Bitterroot, MT | 185979 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | ||||
| PP | Anaconda, MT | 186759 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-2 | ||||
| PP | Anaconda, MT | 186760 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-1 | ||||
| PP | Anaconda, MT | 186761 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-3 | ||||
| PP | Anaconda, MT | 186762 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-5 | ||||
| PP | Anaconda, MT | 186764 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-4 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186054 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-3 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186088 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186091 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186092 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186093 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-1 | ||||
| PP | Bonner, MT | 186109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-2 | ||||
| PP | Lower Rock Creerk, MT | 186249 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | ||||
| PP | Lower Rock Creerk, MT | 186139 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-6 | ||||
| PP | Lower Rock Creerk, MT | 186195 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| PP | Lower Rock Creerk, MT | 186198 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | 10-3422 #28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | WHITE RAM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-4 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | 10-2819 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-1 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | 10-2860 Lamoile lamb | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-2 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | 10-3273 (#19) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-5 | ||||
| PP | East Humboldt/Ruby Mountains, NV | 10-2927 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | ||||
| PP | Spring Creek, SD | 1144B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-1 | ||||
| PP | Spring Creek, SD | 1213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-2 | ||||
| PP | Spring Creek, SD | 912 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-3 | ||||
| PP | Spring Creek, SD | 1123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-4 | ||||
| PP | Spring Creek, SD | 1152 | NT | 1 | NT | 1 | 1 | NT | 1 | 1 | 7-5 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | DSURNA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | DSURNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | KGURNA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | ZBSBNB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | UM2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | HTCSBN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | HTQSBN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | ||||
| PP | Yakima, WA | MPURNA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-1 | ||||
| HH | Asotin Creek, WA | 06AS25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HH | Asotin Creek, WA | 10WA05 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HH | Quilomene, WA | Q1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HH | Quilomene, WA | Q2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HH | Quilomene, WA | Q3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HP | Bonner, MT | 186112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | DSURSF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | JCURND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | DSSBCP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | SB1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | UM1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | ||||
| HP | Yakima, WA | HRCURS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | NA | ||||
| HP | Spring Creek, SD | 216 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NA | ||||
*PP, pneumonia-affected animal from epizootic population; OR, Oregon; WA, Washington; MT, Montana; NA, not applicable; NV, Nevada; SD, South Dakota; HP, healthy animal from epizootic population; HH, unaffected animal from non-epizootic population; 0, not detected; 1, detected; NT, not tested because of Proteus overgrowth.
†See Figure.
