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Tuberculosis: the disease and its epidemiology in the badger, a review

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

C. L. Cheeseman ,
J. W. Wilesmith  and
F. A. Stuart
C. L. Cheeseman
Affiliation:
Worplesdon Laboratory, Tangley Place, Worplesdon, Guildford, Surrey GU3 3LQ
J. W. Wilesmith
Affiliation:
Epidemiology Unit
F. A. Stuart
Affiliation:
Bacteriology Department, Central Veterinary Laboratory, New Haw, Weybridge, Surrey KT15 3NB
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The data accumulated from 1972 to 1987 on the distribution and prevalence of tuberculosis in the badger population in Great Britain is reviewed. The current information on the influence of Mycobacterium bovis infection on badger population dynamics and its clinical effect on badgers is also summarized.

Type
Special Article
Information
Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 103 , Issue 1 , August 1989 , pp. 113 - 125
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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