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Mycobacteria

New research on mycobacteria from S. Gowtagesequeira and co-authors summarized

Published in Vaccine Weekly, November 25th, 2009

According to recent research from Addlestone, the United Kingdom, "Deer are acknowledged as hosts of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), and determining the prevalence of infection in deer species is one of the key steps in understanding the epidemiological role played by cervids in the transmission and maintenance of bTB in the United Kingdom. This study evaluated a rapid lateral-flow test for the detection of bTB in samples from wild deer species in the United Kingdom."

"Fallow deer (Dama dama), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), and red deer (Cervus elaphus) from areas in Wales, the Cotswolds, and southwestern U.K. were necropsied for...

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