Attempts to control tuberculosis in cattle by removing infected badgers: Constraints imposed by live test sensitivity

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 494-501

  Woodroffe, Rosie ^a,d   Frost, Simon D W ^b,e   Clifton Hadley, Richard S ^c  

^a Department of Zoology ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^e Centre for HIV Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine tuberculosis; Meles meles; Mycobacterium boris; Wildlife disease

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; MODEL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE CONTROL; MAMMAL; REMOVAL EXPERIMENT; TUBERCULOSIS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

MELES MELES;

EID: 0032870443     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2664.1999.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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