Antibodies to Mycobacterium bovis in wild carnivores from Doñana National Park (Spain)

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 704-708

  Martin Atance P ^a,c   Leon Vizcaino L ^a   Palomares, F ^b   Revilla, E ^b   Gonzalez Candela M ^a   Calzada, J ^b   Cubero Pablo, M J ^a   Delibes, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c Centro de Investigacion Agraria Albaladejito   (Spain)

Author keywords

Badger; Do ana; Epidemiology; Iberain lynx; MPB70; Mycobacterium bovis; Red fox; Wild carnivores

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CANIDAE; CARNIVORA; GENETTA GENETTA; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; LUTRA LUTRA; LYNX; LYNX PARDINUS; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE; VULPES; VULPES VULPES;

EID: 33845303140     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.3.704     Document Type: Article

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