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| Bruning-Fann, C.S.; Schmitt, S.M.; Fitzgerald, S.D.; Fierke, J.S.; Friedrich, P.D.; Kaneene, J.B.; Clarke, K.A.; Butler, K.L.; Payeur, J.B.; Whipple, D.L.; Cooley, T.M.; Muzo, D.P. | |
| Bovine tuberculosis in free-ranging carnivores from Michigan | |
| 2001 Journal of Wildlife Diseases (37): 58-64 | |
During a survey of carnivores and omnivores for bovine tuberculosis conducted in Michigan (USA) since 1996, _Mycobacterium bovis _was cultured from lymph nodes pooled from six coyotes (_Canis latrans_) (four adult female, two adult male), two adult male raccoons (_Procyon lotor_), one adult male red fox (_Vulpes vulpes_), and one 1.5-yr-old male black bear (_Ursus americanus_). One adult, male bobcat (_Felis rufus_) with histologic lesions suggestive of tuberculosis was negative on culture but positive for organisms belonging to the _Mycobacterium tuberculosis _complex when tested by polymerase chain reaction. All the tuberculous animals were taken from three adjoining counties where _M. bovis _is known to be endemic in the free-ranging white-tailed deer (_Odocoileus virginianus_) population. There were two coyotes, one raccoon, one red fox, and one bobcat infected in Alpena county. Montmorency County had two coyotes and one raccoon with _M. bovis. _Two coyotes and a bear were infected from Alcona County. These free-ranging carnivores/omnivores probably became infected with _M. bovis _through consumption of tuberculous deer. Other species included in the survey were opossum (_Didelphis virginiana_), gray fox (_Urocyon cinereoargenteus_), and badger (_Taxidea taxus_); these were negative for _M. bovis. _ |
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