Prevalence and spatial distribution of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums on a forest-scrub margin
- 8 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Veterinary Journal
- Vol. 42 (4) , 128-132
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00480169.1994.35802
Abstract
Tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium bovis was diagnosed in 36 of 68 (53%) brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) trapped in August 1992 from a population of exceptionally low density (trap catch Mustela erminea) and one of six hares (Lepus europaeus occidentalis) trapped were also infected with M. bovis.Keywords
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