Tuberculosis: the disease and its epidemiology in the badger, a review
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 103 (1) , 113-125
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0950268800030417
Abstract
SUMMARY: 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.Keywords
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