Red deer as maintenance host for bovine tuberculosis, Alpine region

To estimate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the Alpine region, we studied the epidemiology of Mycobacterium caprae in wildlife during the 2009-2012 hunting seasons. Free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) were a maintenance host in a hot-spot area, mainly located in Austria.

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases 2015-03, Vol.21 (3), p.464-467
Main Authors: Fink, Maria, Schleicher, Corina, Gonano, Monika, Prodinger, Wolfgang M, Pacciarini, Maria, Glawischnig, Walter, Ryser-Degiorgis, Marie-Pierre, Walzer, Chris, Stalder, Gabrielle L, Lombardo, Dorotea, Schobesberger, Hermann, Winter, Petra, Büttner, Mathias
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Austria
bovine tuberculosis
Care and treatment
Cattle
Causes of
Deer - microbiology
Disease Reservoirs - microbiology
Dispatch
Distribution
Female
Geography
Germany
Italy
Male
Molecular Typing
Mycobacterium bovis - classification
Mycobacterium bovis - genetics
Mycobacterium caprae
Prevalence
Red Deer as Maintenance Host for Bovine Tuberculosis, Alpine Region
reservoir host
spillover host
Switzerland
Tuberculosis and other mycobacteria
Tuberculosis in cattle
Tuberculosis, Bovine - epidemiology
Tuberculosis, Bovine - transmission
wildlife
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Summary:To estimate the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis in the Alpine region, we studied the epidemiology of Mycobacterium caprae in wildlife during the 2009-2012 hunting seasons. Free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus) were a maintenance host in a hot-spot area, mainly located in Austria.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2103.141119