Integrating contact network structure into tuberculosis epidemiology in meerkats in South Africa: Implications for control

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 113-120

  Drewe, Julian A ^a,b   Eames, Ken T D ^c   Madden, Joah R ^d   Pearce, Gareth P ^b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Network; Suricata suricatta; Tuberculosis; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CARNIVORA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; IMMUNOLOGY; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; HERPESTIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOUTH AFRICA; TUBERCULOSIS;

BOVINAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; SURICATA SURICATTA;

EID: 79959533572     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2011.05.006     Document Type: Article

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