title: The role of wildlife in diseases of cattle.
abstract: Wildlife serves as a source and a target for some infectious diseases of cattle. This article covers characteristics of the pathogens, Brucella abortus, Mycobacterium bovis, and bovine viral diarrhea virus; host species behavior; and external factors that influence the introduction, maintenance, and spread of infectious agents between wildlife and cattle.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644, USA. hvancamp@lamar.colostate.edu
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Van Campen
authors.forename: Jack
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rhyan
mesh_terms: D000822:Animal Husbandry; D000818:Animals; D016164:Bison; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission*; D002417:Cattle; D003670:Deer; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology