Detection of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in several herds of arctic caribou (Rangifer tarandus ssp.)

• Published in: Journal of Wildlife Diseases
• Main Authors: Forde, Taya, Côté, Steeve D., Orsel, Karin, Taillon, Joëlle, De Buck, Jeroen, Cuyler, Christine, Davison, Tracy, Elkin, Brett, Kelly, Allicia, Kienzler, Martin, Popko, Richard A., Veitch, Alasdair, Kutz, Susan
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Disease Association, Inc. 2020
• Subjects: Arctic; Caribou; Epidemiology; Johne’s disease; Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis; Rangifer; Mycobacterium avium; Caribou > Maladies > Épidémiologie; Paratuberculose; Canada; Greenland; Maniitsoq; Rivière aux Feuilles; Rivière George; Arctique*; Rangifer tarandus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/40313; https://doi.org/10.7589/2011-09-261

Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) is a common pathogen in domestic ruminants that causes granulomatous inflammation of the small intestine leading to emaciation and wasting. Clinical disease (Johne’s disease) is also reported for several wild ruminant species. Between 2007 and 20...