The objectives of the workshop were to present current information on world-wide prevalence of paratuberculosis infection in wildlife species, and to present the results achieved in the EU project QLRT-2000-00879 "The role of wildlife in the epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis in domestic ruminants in Europe". Presentations concerning MAP infection in free-ranging wildlife were attended by 47 scientists from 20 countries. The host range of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) comprises ruminant and non-ruminant species. The impact of this infection is commonly recognised in captive or farmed wild ruminants. Some studies suggest that wild populations could also be an important natural reservoir of MAP since it has also been isolated from a wide variety of wild non-ruminant species, such as carnivores, carrion-eating birds and rodents. Wildlife species may play a role in the epidemiology, maintenance and spread of MAP, and the presence of this pathogen in wildlife may affect the design and implementation of effective programmes of control.
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