Prevalence of common tick-borne pathogens in white-tailed deer and coyotes in south Texas.

Determining which wildlife hosts are involved in the enzootic cycles of tick-borne diseases (TBD) enables enhanced surveillance and risk assessment of potential transmission to humans and domestic species. Currently, there is limited data to indicate which tick-borne pathogens (TBP) can infect coyotes. Additionally, limited surveillance data for white-tailed deer (WTD) in south Texas is available.

Dynamics of animal joint space use: a novel application of a time series approach.

Background: Animal use is a dynamic phenomenon, emerging from the movements of animals responding to a changing environment. Interactions between animals are reflected in patterns of joint space use, which are also dynamic. High frequency sampling associated with GPS telemetry provides detailed data that capture space use through time.

Novel 25 kb Deletion of MERTK Causes Retinitis Pigmentosa With Severe Progression.

Purpose: Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) describes a complex group of inherited retinal dystrophies with almost 300 reported genes and loci. We investigated the genetic etiology of autosomal recessive RP (arRP) in a large kindred with 5 affected family members, who reside on the island of Newfoundland, Canada.

Methods: Genetic linkage analysis was performed on 12 family members (Infinium HumanOmni2.