Mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) May Not Be Reservoir Hosts for Mycobacterium bovis in Fiji Despite High Population Density and Direct Contact with Cattle

The presence of a wildlife reservoir for Mycobacterium bovis complicates the eradication of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) from domestic cattle populations. For the BTB eradication program in Fiji, there is concern about the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus), which is overabundant and in di...

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Autores principales: Hayton, Philip J., Whittington, Richard J., Wakelin, Colin, Colville, Paul, Reid, Aoife, Borja, Leo, Toribio, Jenny-Ann
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6958361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31652969
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/vetsci6040085

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