Bovine Tuberculosis and the Endangered Iberian Lynx

Bovine Tuberculosis and the Endangered Iberian Lynx

We report the first case of bovine tuberculosis in a free-living Iberian lynx (Lynx pardina), an extremely endangered feline, from Doñana National Park in Spain. The isolate (Mycobacterium bovis) correlates by molecular characterization with other isolates from wild ungulates in the park, strongly s...

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Main Authors: Victor Briones, Lucía de Juan, Celia Sánchez, Ana-Isabel Vela, Margarita Galka, Natalia Montero, Joaquín Goyache, Alicia Aranaz, Ana Mateos, Lucas Domínguez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
bovine tuberculosis
Iberian Lynx
Mycobacterium bovis
Spain
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/2/00-0214_article

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