Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Red deer as maintenance host for bovine tuberculosis, Alpine region.
- Journal:
- Emerging infectious diseases
- Year:
- 2015
- Authors:
- Fink, Maria et al.
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.
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