Persistence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in rabbits: The interplay between horizontal and vertical transmission

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-311

  Judge, Johanna ^a   Davidson, Ross S ^a   Marion, Glenn ^b   White, Piran C L ^c   Hutchings, Michael R ^a  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Biomath and Statistics Scotland   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiological models; Infection dynamics; Johne's disease; Wildlife reservoir

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HORIZONTAL TRANSMISSION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; INFECTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE HOST; PATHOGENICITY; PERSISTENCE; RODENT; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33947325934     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01282.x     Document Type: Article

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