scholarly journals Genetic, social and maternal contributions to Mycobacterium bovis infection status in European badgers ( Meles meles )

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula H. Marjamäki ◽  
Hannah L. Dugdale ◽  
Richard Delahay ◽  
Robbie A. McDonald ◽  
Alastair J. Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Infection Status ◽  
European Badgers

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

2013 ◽  
Vol 141 (7) ◽  
pp. 1458-1466 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. TOMLINSON ◽  
M. A. CHAMBERS ◽  
S. P. CARTER ◽  
G. J. WILSON ◽  
G. C. SMITH ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Bovine Tuberculosis ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Temporal Distribution ◽  
Population Level ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Structured Populations ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
European Badgers

SUMMARYThe behaviour of certain infected individuals within socially structured populations can have a disproportionately large effect on the spatio-temporal distribution of infection. Endemic infection with Mycobacterium bovis in European badgers (Meles meles) in Great Britain and Ireland is an important source of bovine tuberculosis in cattle. Here we quantify the risk of infection in badger cubs in a high-density wild badger population, in relation to the infection status of resident adults. Over a 24-year period, we observed variation in the risk of cub infection, with those born into groups with resident infectious breeding females being over four times as likely to be detected excreting M. bovis than cubs from groups where there was no evidence of infection in adults. We discuss how our findings relate to the persistence of infection at both social group and population level, and the potential implications for disease control strategies.

scholarly journals Protective Effect of Oral BCG and Inactivated Mycobacterium bovis Vaccines in European Badgers (Meles meles) Experimentally Infected With M. bovis

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Balseiro ◽  
José Miguel Prieto ◽  
Vega Álvarez ◽  
Sandrine Lesellier ◽  
Dipesh Davé ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protective Effect ◽  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
European Badgers

Vaccination of European badgers (Meles meles) with BCG by the subcutaneous and mucosal routes induces protective immunity against endobronchial challenge with Mycobacterium bovis

Tuberculosis ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (6) ◽  
pp. 601-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh A.L. Corner ◽  
Eamon Costello ◽  
Sandrine Lesellier ◽  
Damien O'Meara ◽  
Eamonn Gormley
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Protective Immunity ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
European Badgers

Tuberculosis in cattle herds are sentinels for Mycobacterium bovis infection in European badgers (Meles meles): The Irish Greenfield Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 151 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 120-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Murphy ◽  
E. Gormley ◽  
D.M. Collins ◽  
G. McGrath ◽  
E. Sovsic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
European Badgers
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