Persistent Spillback of Bovine Tuberculosis From White-Tailed Deer to Cattle in Michigan, USA: Status, Strategies, and Needs

Persistent Spillback of Bovine Tuberculosis From White-Tailed Deer to Cattle in Michigan, USA: Status, Strategies, and Needs

Free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are believed to be a self-sustaining reservoir for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in northeastern Lower Michigan, USA. Although a comprehensive control program is in place and on-farm mitigation strategies to curtail bTB transmission between cattle...

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Main Authors: Kurt C. VerCauteren, Michael J. Lavelle, Henry Campa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
cattle
disease
Odocoileus virginianus
transmission
spillback
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2018.00301/full

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