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<journal-id>0065-1737</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta zoológica mexicana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Zool. Mex]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0065-1737</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0065-17372019000100107</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21829/azm.2019.3502203</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Impacts of chronic wasting disease on a low density mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) population in the San Andres Mountains, Chihuahuan Desert, New Mexico]]></article-title>
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<given-names><![CDATA[Louis C.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rodden]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Cristina L.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Mathis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pat]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Weisenberger]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mara E.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rosas Rosas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Octavio C.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morrow]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patrick C.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Hoenes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Brock D.]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,New Mexico State University Extension Animal Sciences and Natural Resources ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<institution><![CDATA[,U.S. Department of the Army Environmental Stewardship Division ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,San Andres National Wildlife Refuge  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Colegio de Postgraduados  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Salinas San Luis Potosí]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
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<aff id="Af5">
<institution><![CDATA[,Washington Dept. of Fish and Wildlife  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>35</volume>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0065-17372019000100107&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT: Chronic wasting disease (CWD), a contagious neurodegenerative disease of cervids, is becoming increasingly prevalent in the arid Southwest including the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion. Population effects of CWD are uncertain, particularly in arid environments, as previous work has been on relatively high density deer populations in semi-arid or temperate environments. In 2002, CWD was detected in a low density mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) population in the arid San Andres Mountains, a Chihuahuan Desert range in southern New Mexico. We determined prevalence and distribution of CWD, and mortality and movements of deer, to assess the potential impact on low density deer populations in arid environments. Repeated seasonal primarily ante-mortem sampling found stable prevalence of 0.000-0.091, 2003-2008. Annual CWD mortality rate was &lt;0.02, including deer that were culled. Monitoring of adult radio-collared deer showed no dispersal movements away from home ranges, with maximum movements of &#8804;20 km; similarly, no juveniles dispersed from maternal ranges. Distribution of infected deer was strongly related to presence of other infected deer. Annual survival rates of mule deer and population rate-of-increase suggested little effect of CWD on population-level mortality given observed prevalence. Transmission and reservoirs of CWD in the SAM were likely limited by low deer densities, patchy distribution, and environmental characteristics (i.e., low clay content of soils) unfavorable to prion persistence, characteristics that are typical of most mule deer populations in the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN: La enfermedad crónica degenerativa (por sus siglas en inglés: CWD), una enfermedad neurodegenerativa contagiosa de los cérvidos, se está haciendo cada vez más frecuente en el suroeste árido americano incluyendo la ecoregión del desierto de Chihuahua. Los efectos de la CWD sobre poblaciones de cérvidos silvestres son inciertos, particularmente en ambientes áridos, ya que el trabajo previo ha estado en poblaciones de ciervos de densidad relativamente alta en ambientes semi-áridos o templados. En 2002, la CWD fue detectada en una población de venado bura (Odocoileus hemionus) de baja densidad en las áridas montañas de San Andrés, una región del Desierto Chihuahuense en el sur de Nuevo México. Se determinó la prevalencia y distribución de CWD, y la mortalidad y los movimientos de los venados, para evaluar su impacto potencial en poblaciones de baja densidad en ambientes áridos. En el muestreo ante-mortem previo repetido estacionalmente se encontró prevalencia estable de 0,000-0,091, 2003-2008. La tasa anual de mortalidad por CWD fue &lt;0,02, incluyendo venados que fueron sacrificados. El monitoreo de venados con radio-collares adultos no mostró movimientos de dispersión fuera de los rangos de origen, con movimientos máximos de &#8804;20 km; de manera similar, no hay juveniles dispersos de los rangos maternos. La distribución de los venados infectados estaba fuertemente relacionada con la presencia de otros venados infectados. Las tasas anuales de supervivencia del venado mula y la tasa de aumento de la población sugirieron un efecto pequeño de la CWD en la mortalidad a nivel de la población dada la prevalencia observada. La transmisión y los depósitos de CWD en el SAM (Montañas San Andrés) fueron probablemente limitados por la baja densidad de los venados, su distribución irregular y las características ambientales (es decir, bajo contenido de arcilla de los suelos) desfavorables a la persistencia de priones, características típicas de la mayoría de las poblaciones de venados bura en la ecorregión del Desierto Chihuahuense.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Chihuahuan Desert]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[chronic wasting disease]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mule deer]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[New Mexico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Odocoileus hemionus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[San Andres Mountains]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Desierto Chihuahuense]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedad crónico-degenerativa]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[venado bura]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Nuevo México]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Odocoileus hemionus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Montañas San Andrés]]></kwd>
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