| prevalence and spatial distribution of bovine tuberculosis in brushtail possums on a forest-scrub margin. | 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 <3%) on a forest-scrub margin in westland, new zealand. the prevalence of tuberculosis in possums, based solely on gross lesions, was at least twice that previously recorded in new zealand, and was about seven times that recorded from the same population in 1980. more male (66%) than female (33%) pos ... | 1994 | 16031762 |
| the prevalence of bovine tuberculosis (mycobacterium bovis) infections in feral populations of cats (felis catus), ferrets (mustela furo) and stoats (mustela erminea) in otago and southland, new zealand. | twenty-one properties in the otago region of the south island of new zealand were surveyed for the presence of gross lesions due to mycobacterium bovis infection in feral cats (felis catus), ferrets (mustela furo) and stoats (mustela erminea) during 1993 and 1994. in total, 1293 cats, ferrets, stoats and weasels (mustela nivalis) were examined for the presence of tuberculous lesions. the properties surveyed were selected according to the history and incidence of bovine tuberculosis infection in ... | 1995 | 16031875 |
| bovine tuberculosis infection in wild mammals in the south-west region of england: a survey of prevalence and a semi-quantitative assessment of the relative risks to cattle. | in the united kingdom, badgers are implicated in the transmission of mycobacterium bovis to cattle, but little information is available on the potential role of other wild mammals. this paper presents the results of the largest systematic uk survey of m. bovis infection in other wild mammals. mammal carcasses (4715) from throughout the south-west region of england were subjected to a systematic post mortem examination, microbiological culture of tissues and spoligotyping of isolates. infection w ... | 2007 | 16434219 |
| isolation of mycobacterium bovis and other mycobacterial species from ferrets and stoats. | as part of wildlife surveillance for bovine tuberculosis, pooled lymph nodes from 21,481 ferrets, 1056 stoats and 83 weasels were cultured for mycobacteria. a total of 268 isolates of mycobacterium bovis were obtained from ferrets, 2 from stoats and none from weasels, demonstrating the presence of a wildlife reservoir of infection in ferrets. dna typing by restriction endonuclease analysis (rea) of 48 selected isolates of m. bovis revealed 23 rea types. twenty-one of these types had previously b ... | 2008 | 18632227 |
| mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife in new zealand. | bovine tuberculosis (tb) is the most important disease of livestock in new zealand, and it puts at risk the nation's trade in dairy, beef and venison products. elimination of the disease from livestock is based on a herd test and slaughter programme and carcass inspection at abbatoirs. however, this programme has not been as successful as expected, because the disease also occurs in wild or feral animals acting as vectors of the disease to livestock. brushtail possums are the major wildlife vect ... | 2001 | 11466031 |