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We collected samples from 586 live free-ranging turkeys plus 22 recaptured individuals (n=608: 194 males, 414 females; 159 juveniles, 449 adults) to test for exposure to or infection with selected pathogens. Molecular testing revealed infections with Haemoproteus spp. (57%), lymphoproliferative disease virus (LPDV; 46.8%), Mycoplasma spp. (39.8%), Leucocytozoon spp. (8.8%), and reticuloendotheliosis virus (REV; 3.4%). We detected antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii (21.3%), West Nile virus (WNV; 15.4%), and avian influenza virus (2.0%). No turkey coronavirus, Plasmodium, Borrelia, or Salmonella infections were detected. There were no prevalence differences between sexes, except for REV (females=5%, males=1%). Prevalence was higher in adults than in juveniles for LPDV (adult=52%, juvenile=33%), WNV (adult=19%, juvenile=6%), Haemoproteus (adult=60%, juvenile=49%), T. gondii (adult=24%, juvenile=14%), and Leucocytozoon (adult=11%, juvenile=3%). Prevalence of LPDV differed significantly across ecoregions, with the highest prevalence in the Piedmont (62%), followed by the Mountains (51%) and the Coastal Plain (27%). Prevalence of WNV antibodies was higher in the Piedmont (24%) than in the Mountains (8%). Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon prevalence increased over a regional gradient, with detections of 24% and 0% in the Mountains, 65% and 6% in the Piedmont, and 85 and 21% in Coastal Plain, respectively. Mycoplasma spp. prevalence was higher in the Mountains (45%) and the Coastal Plain (47%) than in the Piedmont (27%). Our data highlighted sex-, age-, and region-based differences in prevalence for several pathogens, thereby enabling managers to tailor management strategies and researchers to investigate effects of these pathogens on turkey survival and movement.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.7589\/jwd-d-25-00071","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,16]],"date-time":"2026-02-16T09:44:41Z","timestamp":1771235081000},"page":"87-100","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["REGIONAL PATHOGEN SURVEILLANCE OF FREE-RANGING WILD TURKEYS (MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO) IN NORTH CAROLINA, USA"],"prefix":"10.7589","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Adam C.","family":"Edge","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, 589 D. W. 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W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark G.","family":"Ruder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elizabeth","family":"Kurimo-Beechuk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, 589 D. W. Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Marcelo H.","family":"Jorge","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, University of Georgia, 589 D. W. 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