Bovine tuberculosis in southern African wildlife: A multi-species host-pathogen system

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 529-540

  Renwick, A R ^a   White, P C L ^a   Bengis, R G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b KRUGER NATIONAL PARK   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANTELOPE; BUFFALO; CATTLE DISEASE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECOLOGY; HOST; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; SAVANNA; SOUTH AFRICA; SPECIES DISTRIBUTION; WILDLIFE;

AFRICA, SOUTHERN; ANIMALS; CATTLE; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 34247491131     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007205     Document Type: Review

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