Estimating the extent of spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers in Ireland

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 270-279

  Kelly, G E ^a   McGrath, G E ^a   More, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Badger; Disease clustering; GLGM; Mycobacterium bovis; Spatial ranges

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOSTATISTICS; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; INFECTION CONTROL; IRELAND; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; WILDLIFE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSTELIDAE; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; IRELAND; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREVALENCE; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 74949114184     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990471     Document Type: Article

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