National Wildlife Research Center
USDA/APHIS/Wildlife Services
4101 Laporte Avenue
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 United States
970-266-6093
Leader: Kurt VerCauteren, PhD, Research Wildlife Biologist
Presented here is an annotated bibliography of research publications and materials relating to the transmission of bovine tuberculosis by, from, and to wildlife. Where permitted by law or by publishers' permissions, the full texts of referenced articles are also included.
A zipped version of the full MS Access database is attached as a "related file" to the Annotated Bibliography.
2010
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis: Annotated Bibliography
Questions and Answers: Bovine Tuberculosis Federal Order
VS - Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) Surveillance Standards 11/2001
Evaluation of a Rapid Serological Test for the Determination of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Badgers (Meles meles) Found Dead, Mark A. Chambers, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, Eurig James, Leslie Barker, Jeff Jones, Gavin Watkins, and Simon Rolfe
The Duration of the Effects of Repeated Widespread Badger Culling on Cattle Tuberculosis Following the Cessation of Culling, Helen E. Jenkins, Rosie Woodroffe, and Christl A. Donnelly
Estimating the extent of spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers in Ireland, G. E. Kelly, G. E. McGrath, and S. J. More
Emergence of Diseases From Wildlife Reservoirs, J. C. Rhyan and T. R. Spraker
Epizootiologic Survey of Mycobacterium Bovis in Wildlife and Farm Environments in Northern Michigan, Gary W. Witmer, Amanda E. Fine, James Gionfriddo, Michael Pipas, Kirk Shively, Kim Piccolo, and Patrick Burke
2009
A New Approach for Managing Bovine Tuberculosis: Veterinary Services’ Proposed Action Plan
Spatial Ecology of Raccoons Related to Cattle and Bovine Tuberculosis in Northeastern Michigan, Todd Atwood, Thomas Deliberto, Holly Smith, Justin Stevenson, and Kurt C. VerCauteren
Contact Networks in a Wildlife-Livestock Host Community: Identifying High-Risk Individuals in the Transmission of Bovine TB among Badgers and Cattle, Monika Böhm, Michael R. Hutchings, and Piran C. L. White
Economic Impact of Bovine Tuberculosis on Minnesota’s Cattle and Beef Sector, Brian Buhr, Kyle McKeever, and Kenji Adachi
Disease, predation and demography: assessing the impacts of bovine tuberculosis on African buffalo by monitoring at individual and population levels, P. C. Cross, D. M. Heisey, J. A. Bowers, C. T. Hay, J. Wolhuter, P. Buss, M. Hofmey, A. L. Michel, R. G. Bengis, T. L. F. Bird, J. T. Du Toit, and W. M. Getz
Evaluation of the CervidTB STAT-PAK for the Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wild Deer in Great Britain, S. Gowtage-Sequeira, A. Paterson, K. P. Lyashchenko, S. Lesellier, and M. A. Chambers
Humoral Immune Responses of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination and Experimental Challenge with M. bovis, P. Nol, K. P. Lyashchenko, R. Greenwald, J. Esfandiari, W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, B. J. Nonnecke, T. J. Keefe, T. C. Thacker, J. C. Rhyan, F. E. Aldwell, and M. D. Salman
Evaluation of Blood Assays for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Michigan, Daniel J. O’Brien, Stephen M. Schmitt, Konstantin P. Lyashchenko, W. Ray Waters, Dale E. Berry, Mitchell V. Palmer, Jim McNair, Rena Greenwald, Javan Esfandiari, and Melinda K. Cosgrove
Vaccination with Mycobacterium bovis BCG Strains Danish and Pasteur in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Experimentally Challenged with Mycobacterium bovis, M. V. Palmer, T. C. Thacker, and W. R. Waters
Tuberculosis: A Re-Emerging Disease in Animals and Humans, Charles O. Thoen, Philip A. LoBue, Donald A. Enarson, John B. Kaneene, and Isabel N. de Kantor
2008
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: 2008 Activities Report
Questions and Answers: Bovine Tuberculosis Signs and Symptoms
Questions and Answers: Keeping Herds Free from Bovine Tuberculosis and Protecting the Food Supply
Risks Associated with the Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis from White-Tailed Deer to Cattle in Michigan: Current Research, Are R. Berentsen, Mike R. Dunbar, Regina Ebersole, and Robert G. McLean
Managing Bovine Tuberculosis in White-Tailed Deer in Northwestern Minnesota: A 2008 Progress Report, Michelle Carstensen, Erika Butler, Michael DonCarlos, and Lou Cornicelli
Antibody Responses of Cervids (Cervus elaphus) following Experimental Mycobacterium bovis Infection and the Implications for Immunodiagnosis, Noel P. Harrington, Om P. Surujballi, John F. Prescott, J. Robert Duncan, W. Ray Waters, Konstantin Lyashchenko, and Rena Greenwald
Animal-side serologic assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium Bovis infection in multiple species of free-ranging wildlife, K.P. Lyashchenko, R. Greenwald, J. Esfandiari, M.A. Chambers, J. Vicente, C. Gortazar, N. Santos, M. Correia-Neves, B.M. Buddle, R. Jackson, D.J. O’Brien, S. Schmitt, M. V. Palmer, R.J. Delahay, and W.R. Waters
Sentinel-based Surveillance of Coyotes to Detect Bovine Tuberculosis, Michigan, Kurt C. VerCauteren, Todd C. Atwood, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Holly J. Smith, Justin S. Stevenson, Bruce V. Thomsen, Thomas Gidlewski, and Janet Payeur
Blood culture and stimulation conditions for the diagnosis of tuberculosis in cervids by the Cervigam assay, W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, T. C. Thacker, K. Orloski, P. Nol, N. P. Harrington, S. C. Olsen, and B. J. Nonnecke
2007
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: 2007 Activities Report
Coyotes as Sentinels for Monitoring Bovine Tuberculosis Prevalence in White-Tailed Deer, Todd Atwood, Kurt C. Vercauteren, Thomas Deliberto, Holly Smith, and Justin Stevenson
Research Strategies of the National Wildlife Research Center to Control Bovine Tuberculosis in Wildlife in Michigan, Usa, A. R. Berentsen, M. R. Dunbary, and R. G. McLean
Research Strategies to Reduce Bovine Tuberculosis Transmission from Wildlife to Cattle, Are R. Brentensen, Mike R. Dunbar, and Robert G. McLean
Managing Bovine Tuberculosis in White-Tailed Deer in Northwestern Minnesota: A 2007 Progress Report, Michelle Carstensen, David Pauly, Michael DonCarlos, and Lou Cornicelli
Vaccination of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) with Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette Guerin, M. V. Palmer, T. C. Thacker, and W. R. Waters
Risk Factors Associated With the Prevalence of Tuberculosis-Like Lesions in Fenced Wild Boar and Red Deer in South Central Spain, Joaquin Vicente, Ursula Hofle, Joseba M. Garrido, Isabel G. Fernandez-de-Mera, Pelayo Acevedo, Ramon Juste, Marta Barral, and Christian Gortazar
2006 Michigan Dairy Farm Business Analysis Summary, Eric Wittenberg and Christopher Wolf
2006
The Role of Indirect Transmission in the Epidemiology of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle and White-Tailed Deer in Michigan, Amanda Elizabeth Fine
Disease Risks Associated with Increasing Feral Swine Numbers and Distribution in the United States, Thomas Hutton, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Sheldon Owen, and Bruce Morrison
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: Activities Report and Conference Proceedings 2006, Bridget Kavanagh-Patrick
Wildlife Tuberculosis in South African Conservation Areas: Implications and Challenges, A.L. Michel, R.G. Bengis, D.F. Keet, M. Hofmeyr, L.M. de Klerk, P.C. Cross, A.E. Jolles, D. Cooper, I.J. Whyte, P. Buss, and J. Godfroid
Advances in Bovine Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Pathogenesis: What Policy Makers Need to Know, Mitchell V. Palmer and W. Ray Waters
Survival of Mycobacterium bovis on Feedstuffs Commonly Used as Supplemental Feed for White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Mitchell V. Palmer and Diana L. Whipple
Wild Boar and Red Deer Display High Prevalences of Tuberculosis-Like Lesions in Spain, Joaquín Vicente, Ursula Höfle, Joseba M. Garrido, Isabel G. Fernández-De-Mera, Ramón Juste, Marta Barral, and Christian Gortazar
2005
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 1, 2005
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: 2005 Activities Report and Conference Proceedings
Use of an Electronic Nose To Diagnose Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Badgers and Cattle, R. Fend, R. Geddes, S. Lesellier, H.-M. Vordermeier, L. A. L. Corner, E. Gormley, E. Costello, R. G. Hewinson, D. J. Marlin, A. C. Woodman, and M. A. Chambers
Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates from wild ungulates in south-central Spain, Christian Gortazar, Joaquín Vicente, Sofia Samper, Joseba M. Garrido, Isabel Fernandez-de-Mera, Patricia Gavín, Ramón A. Juste, Carlos Martín, Pelayo Acevedo, Manuel de la Puentea, and Ursula Höflea
Wildlife-Cattle Interactions in Northern Michigan: Implications for the Transmission of Bovine Tuberculosis, Jerry Alan Hill
Spatial Management of Wildlife Disease, Richard Horan; Christopher Wolf; Eli P. Fenichel; and Kenneth H. Mathews, Jr.
Hidden Effects of Chronic Tuberculosis in African Buffalo, Anna E. Jolles, David V. Cooper, and Simon A. Levin
Mycobacterium avium Subsp. paratuberculosis from Free-Ranging Deer and Rabbits Surrounding Minnesota Dairy Herds, Eran A. Raizman, Scott J. Wells, Peter A. Jordan, Glenn D. DelGiudice, and Russell R. Bey
Antibody Responses in Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) Infected with Mycobacterium bovis, W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, J. P. Bannantine, R. Greenwald, J. Esfandiari, P. Andersen, J. McNair, J. M. Pollock, and K. P. Lyashchenko
2004
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: 2004 Activities Report and Conference Proceedings
Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in Wildlife in Spain, Alicia Aranaz, Lucía de Juan, Natalia Montero, Celia Sanchez, Margarita Galka, Consuelo Delso, Julio Alvarez, Beatriz Romero, Javier Bezos, Ana I. Vela, Victor Briones, Ana Mateos, and Lucas Domínguez
Tuberculosis, John B. Kaneene and Charles O. Thoen
Estimating the True Prevalence of Mycobacterium bovis in Hunter-Harvested White-Tailed Deer in Michigan, Daniel J. O’Brien, Stephen M. Schmitt, Dale E. Berry, Scott D. Fitzgerald, Jolene R. Vanneste, Timothy J. Lyon, Diane Magsig, Jean S. Fierke, Thomas M. Cooley, Laura S. Zwick, and Bruce V. Thomsen
Shared Feed as a Means of Deer-to-Deer Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, and Diana L. Whipple
Investigation of the Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis from Deer to Cattle Through Indirect Contact, Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, and Diana L. Whipple
Evaluation of an In Vitro Blood-Based Assay to Detect Production of Interferon-γ By Mycobacterium Bovis–Infected White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus), Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, Diana L. Whipple, Ralph E. Slaughter, and Stephen L. Jones
Risk of Disease from Wildlife Reservoirs: Badgers, Cattle, and Bovine Tuberculosis, M. Scantlebury, M. R. Hutchings, D. J. Allcroft, and S. Harris
Seasonality of tuberculosis in India: is it real and what does it tell us?, Lorna E. Thorpe, Thomas R. Frieden, Kayla F. Laserson, Charles Wells, and Gulshan Khatri
Bovine Tuberculosis in Swedish Farmed Deer: Detection and Control of the Disease, Helene Wahlström
2003
Genealogical Relationships Influence the Probability of Infection with Bovine Tuberculosis and Microgeographic Genetic Structure in Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer, Julie Anne Blanchong
The risk of disease transmission to livestock posed by contamination of farm stored feed by wildlife excreta, M. J. Daniels, M. R. Hutchings, and A. Greig
Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan: Understanding Stakeholder Attitudes toward the Disease and Eradication Efforts, Meegan Leah Dorn
Spatial and Temporal Spread of Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-Tailed Deer in Michigan, Graham J. Hickling, Stephen M. Schmitt, and Daniel J. O'Brien
The Economics of Managing Wildlife Disease, Richard D. Horan and Christopher A. Wolf
Are There “Hot Spots” of Bovine Tuberculosis in the Free-Ranging White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Herd of Northeastern Michigan?, Brandi Danielle Hughey
Prevalence of Chronic Wasting Disease and Bovine Tuberculosis in Free-Ranging Deer and Elk in South Dakota, Christopher N. Jacques, Jonathan A. Jenks, Allen L. Jenny, and Steven L. Griffin
Aerosol Exposure of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Mycobacterium Bovis, Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, and Diana L. Whipple
Michigan Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Project: Activities Report 2003, Bridget Patrick
Mycobacterial Diseases in Wildlife, Gary Witmer, Thomas J. Deliberto, Kurt C. VerCauteren, and Peter Butchko
MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES IN WILDLIFE, Gary W. Witmer, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Kurt C. VerCauteren, and Peter Butchko
Feral Swine - Are They a Disease Threat to Livestock in the United States?, Gary W. Witmer, Robert B. Sanders, and Arnold C. Taft
2002
Dynamics of Bovine Tuberculosis in Wild White-Tailed Deer in Michigan, Graham J. Hickling
Environmental and Farm Management Factors Associated with Tuberculosis on Cattle Farms in Northeastern Michigan, John B. Kaneene, Colleen S. Bruning-Fann, Larry M. Granger, RoseAnn Miller, and Barbara A. Porter-Spalding
Susceptibility of Raccoons (Procyon lotor) to Infection with Mycobacterium bovis, Mitchell V. Palmer, W. Ray Waters, and Diana L. Whipple
Lesion Development in White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Experimentally Infected with Mycobacterium bovis, M. V. Palmer, W. R. Waters, and D. L. Whipple
Milk Containing Mycobacterium bovis as a Source of Infection for White-Tailed Deer Fawns (Odocoileus virginianus), M. V. Palmer, W. R. Waters, and D. L. Whipple
Tonsillar Lesions in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Naturally Infected With Mycobacterium Bovis, M. V. Palmer, D. L. Whipple, K. L. Butler, S. D. Fitzgerald, C. S. Bruning-Fann, and S. M. Schmitt
Bovine Tuberculosis in Michigan Wildlife and Livestock, Stephen M. Schmitt, Daniel J. O'brien, Colleen S. Brunning-Fann, and Scott D. Fitzgerald
Mycobacterium bovis–Infected White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus Virginianus): Detection of Immunoglobulin Specific to Crude Mycobacterial Antigens by ELISA, W. Ray Waters, Mitchell V. Palmer, and Diana L. Whipple
Nitric Oxide Production as an Indication of Mycobacterium Bovis Infection in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, R. E. Sacco, and D. L. Whipple
2001
Bovine Tuberculosis in Free-Ranging Carnivores from Michigan, Colleen S. Bruning-Fann, Stephen M. Schmitt, Scott D. Fitzgerald, Jean S. Fierke, Paul D. Friedrich, John B. Kaneene, Kathy A. Clarke, Kelly L. Butler, Janet B. Payeur, Diana L. Whipple, Thomas M. Cooley, Janice M. Miller, and Darian P. Muzo
Bovine Tuberculosis in Brushtail Possums (Trichosurus vulpecula): Studies on Vaccination, Experimental Infection, and Disease Transmission, L. A. L. Corner
Experimental Deer-To-Deer Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis, Mitchell V. Palmer, Diana L. Whipple, and W. Ray Waters
Tuberculin Skin Testing in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Mitchell V. Palmer, Diana L. Whipple, and W. Ray Waters
2000
Proceedings from the Conference on Bovine Tuberculosis – March 2000
Use of GIS to Evaluate Livestock-Wildlife Interactions Relative to Tuberculosis Spread on Molokai Island, Hawaii, Stephanie Bany and Jerome Freier
Comparison of postmortem techniques for the detection of Mycobacterium bovis in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), Scott D. Fitzgerald, John B. Kaneene, Kelly L. Butler, Kathy R. Clarke, Jean S. Fierke, Stephen M. Schmitt, Colleen S. Bruning-Fann, Rachel R. Mitchell, Dale E. Berry, and Janet B. Payeur
Genetic Resistance to Experimental Infection with Mycobacterium bovis in Red Deer (Cervus elaphus), Colin G. Mackintosh, Tariq Qureshi, Ken Waldrup, Robert E. Labes, Ken G. Dodds, and J. Frank T. Griffin
Naturally Occurring Tuberculosis in White-Tailed Deer, Mitchell V. Palmer, Diana L. Whipple, Janet B. Payeur, David P. Alt, Kevin J. Esch, Colleen S. Bruning-Fann, and John B. Kaneene
1999
Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules, Effective January 22, 1999
A comparison of wildlife control and cattle vaccination as methods for the control of bovine tuberculosis, R. R. Kao and M. G. Roberts
Observations on Animal and Human Health During the Outbreak of Mycobacterium bovis in Game Farm Wapiti in Alberta, P. Nick Nation, E. Anne Fanning, H. Bim Hopf, and Terry L. Church
Development of a Model of Natural Infection with Mycobacterium bovis in White-Tailed Deer, Mitchell V. Palmer, Diana L. Whipple, and Steven C. Olsen