The epidemiology of tuberculosis in free-ranging African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Kruger national park, South Africa

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 119-130

  De Vos, V ^a   Bengis, R G ^b   Kriek, N P J ^c   Michel, A ^d   Keet, D F ^b   Raath, J P ^a   Huchzermeyer, H F K A ^d  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL PARKS   (South Africa)

^b Department of Animal Health ^*  (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d ONDERSTEPOORT VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

African buffalo; Baboon; Cheetah; Epidemiology; Kruger national park; Kudu; Leopard; Lion; Mycobacterium bovis; South africa; Syncerus caffer; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BUFFALO; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BUFFALOES; CATTLE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 0035373950     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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