The Potential for Transmission of BCG from Orally Vaccinated White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Cattle (Bos taurus) through a Contaminated Environment: Experimental Findings

Pauline Nol; Jack C. Rhyan; Suelee Robbe-Austerman; Matt P. McCollum; Tara D. Rigg; Nadia T. Saklou; Mo D. Salman

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060257

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The Potential for Transmission of BCG from Orally Vaccinated White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Cattle (Bos taurus) through a Contaminated Environment: Experimental Findings

Pauline Nol ,

* E-mail: pauline.nol@aphis.usda.gov

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Jack C. Rhyan,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Suelee Robbe-Austerman,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Ames, Iowa, United States of America
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Matt P. McCollum,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Tara D. Rigg,

Affiliation United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Nadia T. Saklou,

Affiliation Animal Population Health Institute, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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Mo D. Salman

Affiliation Animal Population Health Institute, Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, United States of America
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The Potential for Transmission of BCG from Orally Vaccinated White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to Cattle (Bos taurus) through a Contaminated Environment: Experimental Findings

Pauline Nol,
Jack C. Rhyan,
Suelee Robbe-Austerman,
Matt P. McCollum,
Tara D. Rigg,
Nadia T. Saklou,
Mo D. Salman

Published: April 2, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060257

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