Red deer as maintenance host for bovine tuberculosis, Alpine region.
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
25695273
Abstract
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.
Date Issued
2015-03
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Fink, Maria | |
Schleicher, Corina | |
Gonano, Monika | |
Prodinger, Wolfgang M | |
Pacciarini, Maria | |
Glawischnig, Walter | |
Walzer, Chris | |
Stalder, Gabrielle L | |
Lombardo, Dorotea | |
Schobesberger, Hermann | |
Winter, Petra | |
Büttner, Mathias |
Additional Credits
Journal
Emerging infectious diseases
Publisher
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
ISSN
1080-6040
Access(Rights)
open.access