Wildlife and paratuberculosis: A review

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 191-197

  Carta, T ^a   alvarez J ^b,c   Perez de la Lastra J M ^a   Gortazar C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO RAMÓN Y CAJAL DE INVESTIGACIÓN SANITARIA IRYCIS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Literature review; Paratuberculosis; Prevalence; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL VACCINE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS VACCINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL DISEASE; BOVIDS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM PARATUBERCULOSIS; NONHUMAN; PARATUBERCULOSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL; WILDLIFE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; ANIMALS, WILD; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; PARATUBERCULOSIS; RUMINANTS; WORLD HEALTH;

CERVIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSP. PARATUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84873744478     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2012.11.002     Document Type: Review

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