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Veterinary Medicine International
Volume 2012, Article ID 563293, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/563293
Research Article

Evaluation of Serodiagnostic Assays for Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Elk, White-Tailed Deer, and Reindeer in the United States

Jeffrey T. Nelson,1 Kathleen A. Orloski,2 Audra L. Lloyd,1 Mark Camacho,3 Mark A. Schoenbaum,2 Suelee Robbe-Austerman,1 Bruce V. Thomsen,1 and S. Mark Hall1

1National Veterinary Services Laboratories, Veterinary Services (VS), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Ames, IA 50010, USA
2VS, APHIS, USDA, Fort Collins, CO 80526-8117, USA
3VS, APHIS, USDA, Raleigh, NC 27606, USA

Received 6 February 2012; Accepted 11 April 2012

Academic Editor: Mitchell Palmer

Copyright © 2012 Jeffrey T. Nelson et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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