Modeling vaccination and targeted removal of white‐tailed deer in Michigan for bovine tuberculosis control

Modeling vaccination and targeted removal of white‐tailed deer in Michigan for bovine tuberculosis control

Abstract White‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Michigan, USA, is one of the few species in the world considered a maintenance host for bovine tuberculosis (TB). Prevalence of TB over the past decade has remained steady in Deer Management Unit (DMU) 452 and new control strategies are needed t...

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Main Authors: Melinda K. Cosgrove, Henry Campa III, David S. L. Ramsey, Stephen M. Schmitt, Daniel J. O'brien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-12-01
Series:Wildlife Society Bulletin
Subjects:
Bacillus Calmette–Guerin vaccine
BCG
bovine tuberculosis
Mycobacterium bovis
Odocoileus virginianus
TB
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/wsb.217
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