Comparison of ranging behaviour in a multi-species complex of free-ranging hosts of bovine tuberculosis in relation to their use as disease sentinels

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1407-1416

  Yockney, I J ^a   Nugent, G ^a   Latham, M C ^a   Perry, M ^a   Cross, M L ^a   Byrom, A E ^a  

^a LANDCARE RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Disease sentinels; Disease surveillance; Home range analysis; New Zealand; Probability of eradication; Tuberculosis; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BOS TAURUS; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; FERRET; HOME RANGE; HOST; MALE; MUSTELA FURO; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; RANGING BEHAVIOR; RED DEER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENTINEL SPECIES; SPECIES; SWINE; TRICHOSURUS VULPECULA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; CATTLE; DEER; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FERRETS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HOMING BEHAVIOR; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NEW ZEALAND; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWINE; TRICHOSURUS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

EID: 84878889630     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268813000289     Document Type: Article

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