Mycobacterium bovis: A Model Pathogen at the Interface of Livestock, Wildlife, and Humans.

摘要: Complex and dynamic interactions involving domestic animals, wildlife, humans create environments favorable to the emergence of new diseases, or reemergence diseases in host species. Today, reservoirs Mycobacterium bovis, causative agent tuberculosis sometimes humans, exist a range countries wild animal populations. Free-ranging populations white-tailed deer US, brushtail possum New Zealand, badger Republic Ireland United Kingdom, boar Spain exemplify established M. bovis. Establishment these is result factors such as spillover from livestock, translocation supplemental feeding wildlife population densities beyond normal habitat carrying capacities. As many attempt eradicate bovis efforts are impeded by spillback reservoirs. It will not be possible this important zoonosis livestock unless transmission between animals halted. Such an endeavor require collaborative effort agricultural, environmental, political interests.