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Mycobacterium aviumsubsp. paratuberculosis isolated from wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Northern Italy.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Apr 2018
Galiero Alessia, Leo Simone, Garbarino Chiara, Arrigoni Norma, Russo Simone, Giacomelli Stefano, Bianchi Alessandro, Trevisiol Karin, Idrizi Ilda, Daka Gezim, Fratini Filippo, Turchi Barbara, Cerri Domenico, Ricchi Matteo
Abstract excerpt
Paratuberculosis (or Johne's disease) is an infectious disease which affects mainly ruminants and it is caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). During a culling program (years 2011-2015) aimed at controlling the red deer (Cervus elaphus) population in Stelvio National Park (Italian Alps), where paratuberculosis was already described in this species, 382 tissue samples from the Lombardy Region...
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