Effects of culling on spatial associations of Mycobacterium bovis infections in badgers and cattle

Journal of Applied Ecology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 897-908

  Jenkins, Helen E ^a   Woodroffe, Rosie ^b,c   Donnelly, Christl A ^a,c   Cox, D R ^c,d   Johnston, W T ^a   Bourne, F J ^c   Cheeseman, C L ^e   Clifton Hadley, R S ^f   Gettinby, G ^g   Gilks, P ^a   Hewinson, R G ^f   Mcinerney, J P ^c   Morrison, W I ^h  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB   (United Kingdom)

^d NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^f VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Bovine tuberculosis; Disease ecology; Epidemiology; Multihost; Mycobacterium bovis; Perturbation; RBCT; Wildlife disease; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CULLING; DISEASE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MUSTELID; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; TUBERCULOSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

BOS; BOVINAE; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 34548397305     PISSN: 00218901     EISSN: 13652664     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01372.x     Document Type: Article

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