Tuberculosis-Associated Death among Adult Wild Boars, Spain, 2009–2014

Tuberculosis-Associated Death among Adult Wild Boars, Spain, 2009–2014

We investigated adult Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa) survival and death in 2 tuberculosis-endemic populations with different harvest pressure in Spain. Overall, tuberculosis accounted for 30% of total deaths. Increased survival in protected areas has direct implications for wild boar management and...

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Main Authors: Jose A. Barasona, Pelayo Acevedo, Iratxe Diez-Delgado, Joao Queiros, Ricardo Carrasco-García, Christian Gortazar, Joaquín Vicente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Disease control
disease-related mortality
GPS monitoring
Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
wild boar
wildlife surveillance
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/22/12/16-0677_article

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