The variability and seasonality of the environmental reservoir of Mycobacterium bovis shed by wild European badgers

The incidence of Mycobacterium bovis, the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis, has been increasing in UK cattle herds resulting in substantial economic losses. The European badger (Meles meles) is implicated as a wildlife reservoir of infection. One likely route of transmission to cattle is throu...

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Published in:Sci Rep
Main Authors: King, Hayley C., Murphy, Andrew, James, Phillip, Travis, Emma, Porter, David, Hung, Yu-Jiun, Sawyer, Jason, Cork, Jennifer, Delahay, Richard J., Gaze, William, Courtenay, Orin, Wellington, Elizabeth M.
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Language:Inglês
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4527091/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26247348
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep12318
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