| Title |
Poster Presentation
An epidemiological study of paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Scotland. |
| Author(s) |
Stevenson K1,
Greig A2,
Henderson D2,
Pérez V1,3,
Hughes V1,
Pavlík I4,
Hines II ME5,
McKendrick I6,
Sharp JM1.
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| Institution(s) |
1 Moredun Research Institute, International Research Centre, Pentland Science Park, Bush Loan, Penicuik, Midlothian EH26 0PZ, Scotland, UK. 2 SAC Veterinary Science Division, Cleeve Gardens, Oakbank Road, Perth PH1 1HF Scotland, UK.3 Present address, Histologia y Anatomia Patologica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Leon, Spain. 4 Veterinary Research Institute, Hudcova 70, 621 32 Brno, Czech Republic. 5 Veterinary Diagnostic and Investigational Laboratory, University of Georgia, 43 Brighton Road, Tifton, GA 31793 USA. 6 Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ Scotland, UK.
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| Source |
Sixth International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis
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| Section |
2:
Control Strategies And Epidemiology
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| Abstract |
A survey of 22 farms confirmed the presence of paratuberculosis in wild rabbits in Scotland. Regional differences were apparent in the prevalence of the disease in rabbits identifying a significantly higher incidence in the Tayside region. Statistical analysis showed a significant relationship between a previous history or current problem of paratuberculosis in cattle and the presence of paratuberculosis in rabbits on the farms. Molecular genetic typing techniques could not discriminate between selected rabbit and cattle isolates from the same or different farms suggesting that the same strain may infect and cause disease in both species and that inter-species transmission may occur. The possibility of inter-species transmission and the involvement of wildlife in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis have important implications for the control of the disease.
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