Volume 14, Number 12—December 2008
Research
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
, Todd C. Atwood, Thomas J. DeLiberto, Holly J. Smith, Justin S. Stevenson, Bruce V. Thomsen, Thomas Gidlewski, and Janet PayeurTable
Number of coyotes sampled and determined to be Mycobacterium bovis positive,* 4 counties, Michigan, USA, 2003–2005
| County | No. sampled (no. positive) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult M | Adult F | Juvenile M | Juvenile F | |
| Montmorency | 6 (1) | 8 (2) | 6 (3) | 5 (1) |
| Alpena | 5 (2) | 4 (2) | 7 (5) | 6 (1) |
| Alcona | 11 (5) | 12 (5) | 16 (5) | 20 (8) |
| Oscoda | 12 (7) | 9 (4) | 23 (6) | 18 (1) |
*Determined by histologic examination and mycobacterial culture, followed by PCR for strain identification.
