Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Wild
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Austria
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Cattle
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Deer / microbiology*
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Disease Reservoirs / microbiology*
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Female
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Geography
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Germany
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Italy
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Male
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Molecular Typing
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Mycobacterium bovis* / classification
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Mycobacterium bovis* / genetics
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Prevalence
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Switzerland
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Tuberculosis, Bovine / epidemiology*
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Tuberculosis, Bovine / transmission*