Wildlife reservoirs for bovine tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in Canada: Strategies for management and research

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 112, Issue 2-4 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 325-338

  Nishi, John S ^a   Shury, Todd ^b   Elkin, Brett T ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES   (Canada)

^b PARKS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive co management; Bison; Bovine tuberculosis; Elk; Mycobacterium bovis; Riding Mountain National Park; Wapiti; Wood Buffalo National Park

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CATTLE DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; UNGULATE; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BISON; CANADA; CATTLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ECOSYSTEM; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TUBERCULOSIS;

BISON; BISON BISON; BISON BISON ATHABASCAE; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS MANITOBENSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; UNGULATA;

EID: 31844432349     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.11.013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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