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Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis infection in red foxes (Vulpes vulpes) with cerebral involvement found in Portugal.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Jul 2014
Matos Ana C, Figueira Luis, Martins Maria H, Matos Manuela, Morais Márcia, Dias Ana P, Pinto Maria L, Coelho Ana C
Abstract excerpt
A total of 49 road-killed red foxes were used for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) in Portugal. MTC infection was detected by PCR in 10 red foxes (20.4%; 95% confidence interval [CI] 8.8-31.2%) and confirmed in three (6.1%; 95% CI 0.0-7.9%) of them by microbiological cult...
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