Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans
Complex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, and humans create environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence of diseases in new host species. Today, reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in animals, and sometimes hu...
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| author | Mitchell V. Palmer Tyler C. Thacker W. Ray Waters Christian Gortázar Leigh A. L. Corner |
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| description | Complex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, and humans create environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence of diseases in new host species. Today, reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in animals, and sometimes humans, exist in a range of countries and wild animal populations. Free-ranging populations of white-tailed deer in the US, brushtail possum in New Zealand, badger in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and wild boar in Spain exemplify established reservoirs of M. bovis. Establishment of these reservoirs is the result of factors such as spillover from livestock, translocation of wildlife, supplemental feeding of wildlife, and wildlife population densities beyond normal habitat carrying capacities. As many countries attempt to eradicate M. bovis from livestock, efforts are impeded by spillback from wildlife reservoirs. It will not be possible to eradicate this important zoonosis from livestock unless transmission between wildlife and domestic animals is halted. Such an endeavor will require a collaborative effort between agricultural, wildlife, environmental, and political interests. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e3094ffd897443e8affddd5e85fe9d1f2025-02-03T07:24:32ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482012-01-01201210.1155/2012/236205236205Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and HumansMitchell V. Palmer0Tyler C. Thacker1W. Ray Waters2Christian Gortázar3Leigh A. L. Corner4Infectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA 50010, USAInfectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA 50010, USAInfectious Bacterial Diseases Research Unit, National Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Ames, IA 50010, USAInstituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13005 Ciudad Real, SpainSchool of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, UCD, Dublin 4, IrelandComplex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, and humans create environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence of diseases in new host species. Today, reservoirs of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of tuberculosis in animals, and sometimes humans, exist in a range of countries and wild animal populations. Free-ranging populations of white-tailed deer in the US, brushtail possum in New Zealand, badger in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and wild boar in Spain exemplify established reservoirs of M. bovis. Establishment of these reservoirs is the result of factors such as spillover from livestock, translocation of wildlife, supplemental feeding of wildlife, and wildlife population densities beyond normal habitat carrying capacities. As many countries attempt to eradicate M. bovis from livestock, efforts are impeded by spillback from wildlife reservoirs. It will not be possible to eradicate this important zoonosis from livestock unless transmission between wildlife and domestic animals is halted. Such an endeavor will require a collaborative effort between agricultural, wildlife, environmental, and political interests.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/236205 |
| spellingShingle | Mitchell V. Palmer Tyler C. Thacker W. Ray Waters Christian Gortázar Leigh A. L. Corner Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans |
| title_full | Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans |
| title_fullStr | Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans |
| title_short | Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans |
| title_sort | mycobacterium bovis a model pathogen at the interface of livestock wildlife and humans |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/236205 |
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