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A review of infection of wildlife hosts with Mycobacterium bovis and the diagnostic difficulties of the ‘no visible lesion’ presentation

D Gavier-Widén National Veterinary Institute (SVA) and Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), SE-75189, Uppsala, Sweden E-mail: [email protected]
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MM Cooke Institute of Veterinary, Animal and Biomedical Sciences, Massey University, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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J Gallagher Truckle Park, Lustleigh, Devon TQ13 9TF, United Kingdom
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MA Chambers TB Research Group, Department of Statutory and Exotic Bacterial Diseases, Veterinary Laboratories Agency Weybridge, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom
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C Gortázar Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s.n., 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain
Pages 122-131 | Received 02 Jul 2008, Accepted 23 Mar 2009, Published online: 16 Feb 2011

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