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2. Paratuberculosis Infection of Nonruminant Wildlife in Scotland

Author

Beard, P. M., primary, Daniels, M. J., additional, Henderson, D., additional, Pirie, A., additional, Rudge, K., additional, Buxton, D., additional, Rhind, S., additional, Greig, A., additional, Hutchings, M. R., additional, McKendrick, I., additional, Stevenson, K., additional, and Sharp, J. M., additional

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2001
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3. Experimental Paratuberculosis in Calves following Inoculation with a Rabbit Isolate of Mycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis

Author

Beard, P. M., Stevenson, K., Pirie, A., Rudge, K., Buxton, D., Rhind, S. M., Sinclair, M. C., Wildblood, L. A., Jones, D. G., and Sharp, J. M.

Abstract

ABSTRACTThe role of wildlife species in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis has been the subject of increased research efforts following the discovery of natural paratuberculosis in free-living rabbits from farms in east Scotland. This paper describes the experimental inoculation of young calves with an isolate ofMycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosisrecovered from a free-living rabbit. After a 6-month incubation period, all eight calves inoculated with the rabbit isolate had developed histopathological and/or microbiological evidence of M. aviumsubsp. paratuberculosisinfection. Similar results were obtained from a group of calves infected with a bovine isolate of M. aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis. The virulence of the rabbit isolate for calves demonstrated in this study suggests that rabbits are capable of passing paratuberculosis to domestic ruminants and that wildlife reservoirs of M. aviumsubsp. paratuberculosisshould therefore be considered when formulating control plans for the disease.

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2001
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4. Epidemiological study of paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Scotland.

Author

Greig A, Stevenson K, Henderson D, Perez V, Hughes V, Pavlik I, Hines ME 2nd, McKendrick I, and Sharp JM

Subjects
Animals, Animals, Domestic, Animals, Wild, Cattle, Feces microbiology, Geography, Goats, Incidence, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis classification, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis genetics, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolation & purification, Paratuberculosis transmission, Polymerase Chain Reaction, Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length, Rabbits, Scotland epidemiology, Sheep, Paratuberculosis epidemiology
Abstract

A survey of 22 farms confirmed the presence of paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Scotland. Regional differences were apparent in the prevalence of the disease in rabbits, with a significantly higher incidence occurring in the Tayside region. Statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between a previous history or current problem of paratuberculosis in cattle and the presence of paratuberculosis in rabbits on the farms. Molecular genetic typing techniques could not discriminate between selected rabbit and cattle isolates from the same or different farms, suggesting that the same strain may infect and cause disease in both species and that interspecies transmission may occur. The possibility of interspecies transmission and the involvement of wildlife in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis have important implications for the control of the disease.

Published
1999
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