Morris R S, Pfeiffer D U
Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
N Z Vet J. 1995 Dec;43(7):256-65. doi: 10.1080/00480169./1995.35904.
Current knowledge on the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis in New Zealand is reviewed, with emphasis on recent findings. It would appear that the epidemiology of the disease is determined by the behaviour of both wildlife and domestic stock, and environmental influences on the development of the infectious state in wildlife. The central cause of persistent disease nationally remains the possum, although other species may play a subsidiary role locally. Current understanding provides much improved prospects for control, which will be based on implementing individual farm control strategies to complement current regional control, with additional later prospects of vaccination of wildlife and possibly reproductive control of possums.
本文回顾了新西兰牛结核病流行病学的现有知识，重点关注近期研究结果。该病的流行病学似乎由野生动物和家畜的行为以及环境对野生动物感染状态发展的影响所决定。在全国范围内，持续性疾病的主要病因仍是负鼠，不过其他物种在局部地区可能起辅助作用。目前的认识为疾病控制提供了更有利的前景，这将基于实施个体农场控制策略以补充当前的区域控制，并在未来有望对野生动物进行疫苗接种以及对负鼠实施可能的生殖控制。
