Association between Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection among offspring and their dams in nondomestic ruminant species housed in a zoo

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-47

  Witte, Carmel L ^a,c   Hungerford, Laura L ^b   Rideout, Bruce A ^a  

^a ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CONSERVATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Dams; Epidemiology; Johne's disease; Offspring; Paratuberculosis; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 58249120730     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100106     Document Type: Article

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