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Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis infection in feral ferrets (Mustela furo) in New Zealand: II. Routes of infection and excretion

I.W. Lugton Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand; Orange Agricultural Institute, Forest Road. Orange, N.S.W. 2800, Australia
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G. Wobeser Canadian Co-operative Wildlife Health Center, Department of Veterinary Pathology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, S7N 5B4, Canada
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R.S. Morris Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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P. Caley Landcare Research, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Pages 151-157 | Accepted 13 Mar 1997, Published online: 22 Feb 2011

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AE Byrom, P Caley, BM Paterson & G Nugent. (2015) Feral ferrets (Mustela furo) as hosts and sentinels of tuberculosis in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 63:sup1, pages 42-53.
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I.W. Lugton, P.R. Wilson, R.S. Morris & G. Nugent. (1998) Epidemiology and pathogenesis of Mycobacferium bowis infection of red deer (Cervus elaphus) in New Zealand. New Zealand Veterinary Journal 46:4, pages 147-156.
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