Causes of Pneumonia Epizootics among Bighorn Sheep, Western United States, 2008–2010

Causes of Pneumonia Epizootics among Bighorn Sheep, Western United States, 2008–2010

Epizootic pneumonia of bighorn sheep is a devastating disease of uncertain etiology. To help clarify the etiology, we used culture and culture-independent methods to compare the prevalence of the bacterial respiratory pathogens Mannheimia haemolytica, Bibersteinia trehalosi, Pasteurella multocida, a...

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Main Authors: Thomas E. Besser, Margaret A. Highland, Katherine Baker, E. Frances Cassirer, Neil J. Anderson, Jennifer M. Ramsey, Kristin Mansfield, Darren L. Bruning, Peregrine Wolff, Joshua B. Smith, Jonathan A. Jenks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
animal diseases
etiology
Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae
pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
ribosomal spacer DNA
bacteria
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/3/11-1554_article

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