The epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in wild deer and feral pigs and their roles in the establishment and spread of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand wildlife

In New Zealand, wild deer and feral pigs are assumed to be spillover hosts for Mycobacterium bovis, and so are not targeted in efforts aimed at locally eradicating bovine tuberculosis (TB) from possums (Trichosurus vulpecula), the main wildlife host. Here we review the epidemiology of TB in deer and...

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Main Authors: Nugent, G, Gortazar, C, Knowles, G
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2015
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Online Access:https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4566879/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25295713
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00480169.2014.963792
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