Table 3.

Major clinical and pathologic findings in captive elk (Cervus canadensis) and reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) that died of infection with Babesia odocoilei.

ID	Species	Clinical syndrome	Piroplasms on blood smear	Hemorrhage	Pigmenturia	Intrahepatic cholestasis	Tissue(s) PCR positive for B. odocoilei
Z165-12	Elk	Acute	−a	−	+b	+	Spleen
Z175-12	Elk	Peracute	−	−	+	+	Spleen
Z176-12	Elk	Peracute	NAc	+	+	+	Spleen
Z137-13	Elk	Peracute	NA	+	+	+	Spleen
Z174-13	Reindeer	Acute	+	−	−	+	Spleen
K00075	Reindeer	Acute	+	+	+	+	Whole blood
D24259	Elk	Acute	+	+	+	+	Whole blood, spleen
Z167-14	Reindeer	Acute	+	+	+	−	Spleen
Z147-15	Reindeer	Acute	+	+	+	−	Whole blood, spleen

^aAbsent.

^bPresent.

^cNA — data not available.