Mongoose ( May Not Be Reservoir Hosts for in Fiji Despite High Population Density and Direct Contact with Cattle.

The presence of a wildlife reservoir for complicates the eradication of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) from domestic cattle populations. For the BTB eradication program in Fiji, there is concern about the small Indian mongoose (), which is overabundant and in direct contact with cattle. Consequently, a survey of mongooses trapped on three BTB affected dairy farms led to necropsy of 85 mongooses during January-February 2017.