Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccination reduces the severity and progression of tuberculosis in badgers

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1713, 2011, Pages 1913-1920

  Chambers, Mark A ^a   Rogers, Fiona ^a,b   Delahay, Richard J ^b   Lesellier, Sandrine ^a   Ashford, Roland ^a   Dalley, Deanna ^a   Gowtage, Sonya ^a   Davé, Dipesh ^a   Palmer, Si ^a   Brewer, Jacky ^a   Crawshaw, Timothy ^a   Hadley, Richard Clifton ^a   Carter, Steve ^b   Cheeseman, Chris ^b   Hanks, Chris ^b   Murray, Alistair ^b   Palphramand, Kate ^b   Pietravalle, Stéphane ^b   Smith, Graham C ^b   Tomlinson, Alexandra ^b   Walker, Neil J ^b   Wilson, Gavin J ^b   Corner, Leigh A L ^c   Rushton, Stephen P ^d   Shirley, Mark D F ^d   Gettinby, George ^e   McDonald, Robbie A ^b   Glyn Hewinson, R ^a   more..

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacillus Calmette Gu rin; Badger; Bovine tuberculosis; Vaccination; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BCG VACCINE;

BACTERIUM; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; CULLING; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXCRETION; FIELD SURVEY; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MUSTELID; VACCINATION; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PATHOGENICITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; BCG VACCINE; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENGLAND; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

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

EID: 79955785811     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.1953     Document Type: Article

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