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April 18, 2026EcoHealthOpen Access

Survey of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Eastern Gray Squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis)

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GLGabriella LairdACAndrew Calinger-YoakQZQirui Zhang

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Survey finds no Bordetella bronchiseptica in Eastern Gray Squirrels, suggesting alternative causes for illness.

Key Points

  • The research aimed to identify the presence of Bordetella bronchiseptica in Eastern Gray Squirrels suffering from respiratory illness.
  • Conducted a survey of wild Eastern Gray Squirrels at the Ohio Wildlife Center.
  • Developed a qPCR test to detect Bordetella bronchiseptica in symptomatic animals.
  • Tested a total of 65 squirrels for the pathogen.
  • All 65 tested squirrels returned negative results for Bordetella bronchiseptica.
  • The negative results indicate that respiratory illnesses were likely due to aspiration pneumonia or other unknown pathogens.

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Laird et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e3201440886becb653f392https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-026-01788-4
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