The distribution of Mycobacterium bovis infection in naturally infected badgers

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 194, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 166-172

  Corner, Leigh A L ^a   O'Meara, D ^b   Costello, E ^b   Lesellier, S ^c   Gormley, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b CENTRAL VETERINARY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (Ireland)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Badger; Epidemiology; M. bovis; Pathogenesis; Pathology; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BADGER; BITE WOUND; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; CATTLE FARMING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES CULTURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNITY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LATENT TUBERCULOSIS; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PAROTID GLAND LYMPH NODE; PATHOGENESIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL LYMPH NODE; TUBERCULOSIS; URINE CULTURE; WILD SPECIES; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BITES AND STINGS; CATTLE; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; IRELAND; LUNG; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, BOVINE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 84868686719     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2012.03.013     Document Type: Article

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