Lauren Berkley

Lauren Berkley

Jan 03, 2023

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Collecting more samples

Hi all! I am excited to share that it was a very busy fall. I assisted in coordinating the collection of samples from hunting check stations throughout New England, and was lucky enough to attend several stations myself. In the image below, I am collecting a blood sample from a white-tailed deer. I look forward to screening the samples collected this fall for my pathogens of interest and providing valuable information to my collaborators across the region. Thank you again for your support of this important project!


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Due to their cryptic nature, very little is known about the northward-creeping and vector-borne pathogens that cause malaria (Plasmodium odocoilei), babesiosis (Babesia odocoilei), or theileriosis (Theileria cervi) in cervids. These pathogens are moving north along with their mosquito and tick vectors and white-tailed deer hosts due to climate and land use changes. These pathogens pose a threat to northerly-distributed and declining moose, reindeer, and caribou populations.

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