Tuberculous and tuberculoid lesions in free living small terrestrial mammals and the risk of infection to humans and animals: A review

Veterinarni Medicina

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 144-161

  Skoric, M ^a   Shitaye, E J ^a,b   Halouzka, R ^a   Fictum, P ^a   Trcka, I ^b   Heroldova, M ^c   Tkadlec, E ^c,d   Pavlik, Ivo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Czech Republic)

^b VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS   (Czech Republic)

^d PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Avian tuberculosis; Bovine tuberculosis; Mycobacteriosis; Paratuberculosis; Terrestrial mammals; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; BOS; BOVINAE; CORYNEBACTERINEAE; MAMMALIA; MYCOBACTERIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM LEPRAEMURIUM; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; RODENTIA;

EID: 34147121543     PISSN: 03758427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/2032-VETMED     Document Type: Review

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