The spatio-temporal distribution of Mycobacterium boris (bovine tuberculosis) infection in a high-density badger population

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 428-441

  Delahay, Richard J ^a,c   Langton, S ^a   Smith, G C ^a   Clifton Hadley, R S ^b   Cheeseman, C L ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c CSL Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disease dynamics; Foci of infection; Host social organization; Transmission

Indexed keywords

INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MAMMAL; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0034044630     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2000.00406.x     Document Type: Article

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