Greig A, Stevenson K, Perez V, Pirie A A, Grant J M, Sharp J M
Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh.
Vet Rec. 1997 Feb 8;140(6):141-3. doi: 10.1136/vr.140.6.141.
A survey of wild rabbits in Tayside, Scotland revealed that 67 per cent were infected with Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis. In general, the infected rabbits had histopathological changes within the lymph nodes and intestines which were consistent with the changes due to paratuberculosis in ruminants. The survey raises the possibility that rabbits and other wildlife may be involved in the epidemiology of paratuberculosis, a possibility which has important implications for the control of the disease.
一项对苏格兰泰赛德地区野兔的调查显示，67%的野兔感染了副结核分枝杆菌鸟型亚种。总体而言，受感染野兔的淋巴结和肠道出现了组织病理学变化，这些变化与反刍动物副结核病所导致的变化一致。该调查增加了野兔及其他野生动物可能参与副结核病流行病学传播的可能性，这一可能性对该疾病的防控具有重要意义。
