Bovine tuberculosis in domestic and wild mammals in an area of Dorset. III. The prevalence of tuberculosis in mammals other than badgers and cattle
- 1 August 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 89 (2), 225-234
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400070753
Abstract
SUMMARY: A large sample of the wild mammals found on a farm in South Dorset were trapped and examined for the presence ofMycobacterium bovisfollowing the discovery of widespread infection in cattle and badgers.M. boviswas isolated from the lymph nodes of two out of 90 rats (Rattus norvegicus) and one out of seven foxes (Vulpes vulpes) but no lesions of tuberculosis were observed. It was concluded that the badger was the only species of wild mammal which was a reservoir ofM. bovisin this area.Keywords
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