Removal of chronic Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae carrier ewes eliminates pneumonia in a bighorn sheep population

Removal of chronic Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae carrier ewes eliminates pneumonia in a bighorn sheep population

Abstract Chronic pathogen carriage is one mechanism that allows diseases to persist in populations. We hypothesized that persistent or recurrent pneumonia in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis) populations may be caused by chronic carriers of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (Mo). Our experimental approach allo...

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Main Authors: Tyler J. Garwood, Chadwick P. Lehman, Daniel P. Walsh, E. Frances Cassirer, Thomas E. Besser, Jonathan A. Jenks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-04-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
bighorn sheep
chronic carriage
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
pathogen persistence
pneumonia
targeted removal
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6146

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.6146

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