Lesion Distribution and Epidemiology of Mycobacterium bovis in Elk and White-Tailed Deer in South-Western Manitoba, Canada

Table 2

Summary of gross pathological and culture results for infected deer and elk by number of tissues examined from south-western Manitoba.

Species	Tissues Examined	No. Examined (%)	No. Cultured	M. bovis		M. avium		M. kansasii		M. terrae		Other Mycobacteria^a
				No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
	Whole carcass	446 (12.3%)	445	31	6.97	5	1.12	0	0.00	4	0.90	2	0.45
	Head & Lungs^b	2589 (71.5%)	2567	9	0.35	5	0.19	0	0.00	6	0.23	0	0.00
Elk	Head Only	571 (15.8%)	569	1	0.18	1	0.18	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Lungs Only^b	14 (0.4%)	9	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Total	3620	3590	41	1.17	11	0.31	0	0.00	10	0.28	2	0.06
	Whole carcass	452 (6.5%)	447	5	1.12	1	0.22	0	0.00	6	1.34	0	0.00
	Head & Lungs^b	5198 (75.2%)	5176	5	0.10	2	0.04	1	0.02	12	0.23	0	0.00
WTD	Head Only	1208 (17.5%)	1192	1	0.08	1	0.08	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Lungs Only^b	51 (0.7%)	47	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00	0	0.00
	Total	6909	6815	11	0.16	4	0.06	1	0.01	18	0.26	0	0.00

^aOne isolate was M. chelonae and one was M. fortuitum.
^bLung tissue including tracheobronchial and mediastinal lymphoid tissues.