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Paratuberculosis in wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
- Source :
- The Veterinary Record; February 1997, Vol. 140 Issue: 6 p141-143, 3p
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- A survey of wild rabbits in Tayside, Scotland revealed that 67 per cent were infected with Mycobacterium aviumsubspecies paratuberculosis. In general, the infected rabbits had histopathological changes within the lymph nodes and intestines which were consistent with the changes due to paratuberculosis in ruminants. The survey raises the possibility that rabbits and other wildlife may be involved in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, a possibility which has important implications for the control of the disease.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00424900 and 20427670
- Volume :
- 140
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- The Veterinary Record
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- ejs54955094
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.140.6.141