Red Deer as Maintenance Host for Bovine Tuberculosis, Alpine Region

Red Deer as Maintenance Host for Bovine Tuberculosis, Alpine Region

To estimate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the Alpine region, we studied the epidemiology of Mycobacterium caprae in wildlife during the 2009–2012 hunting seasons. Free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) were a maintenance host in a hot-spot area, mainly located in Austria.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Maria Fink, Corina Schleicher, Monika Gonano, Wolfgang M. Prodinger, Maria Pacciarini, Walter Glawischnig, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Chris Walzer, Gabrielle L. Stalder, Dorotea Lombardo, Hermann Schobesberger, Petra Winter, Mathias Büttner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
wildlife
bovine tuberculosis
Mycobacterium caprae
reservoir host
spillover host
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1119_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/3/14-1119_article

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