Heterogeneity in the risk of Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badger (Meles meles) cubs

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1458-1466

  Tomlinson, A J ^a   Chambers, M A ^b   Carter, S P ^a   Wilson, G J ^a   Smith, G C ^a   McDonald, R A ^c   Delahay, R J ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Tuberculosis (TB); Veterinary epidemiology

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON;

ARTICLE; BADGER; BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS; BREEDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; MELES MELES; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT INFECTION; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALS; ENGLAND; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; INTERFERON-GAMMA RELEASE TESTS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MUSTELIDAE; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; POPULATION DENSITY; RISK; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 84878847189     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S095026881300040X     Document Type: Article

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