INFECTIONS CAUSED BY MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM SUBSPECIES AVIUM, HOMINISSUIS, AND PARATUBERCULOSIS IN FREE-RANGING RED DEER (CERVUS ELAPHUS HIPPELAPHUS) IN AUSTRIA, 2001–2004

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Between 2001 and 2004, 14 Austrian free-ranging red deer (Cervus elaphus hippelaphus) infected by Mycobacterium avium species were observed. Eight of the cases were from different geographical regions, and six originated from the same hunting area. The affected animals had signs of diarrhea, severe weight loss, and emaciation. On post-mortem examination, lymphadenitis associated with grossly enlarged mesenteric...

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