Defecation and urination patterns of badgers Meles meles at low density in south west England

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Hutchings ◽  
Katrina M. Service ◽  
Stephen Harris
Keyword(s):  
Meles Meles ◽  
Low Density ◽  
South West ◽  
South West England

Defecation and urination patterns of badgersMeles meles at low density in south west England

2001 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael R. Hutchings ◽  
Katrina M. Service ◽  
Stephen Harris
Keyword(s):  
Low Density ◽  
South West ◽  
South West England

scholarly journals The occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle in and around an area subject to extensive badger (Meles meles) control

1995 ◽  
Vol 114 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. S. Clifton-Hadley ◽  
J. W. Wilesmith ◽  
M. S. Richards ◽  
P. Upton ◽  
S. Johnston
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Bovis ◽  
Proportional Hazards ◽  
Meles Meles ◽  
The Other ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Total Clearance ◽  
Proportional Hazards Regression ◽  
South West ◽  
Cattle Herds ◽  
South West England

SUMMARYThe occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle herds during the period 1966–92 in two geographically related areas in South-West England is compared. In one area comprising 104 km2 all badgers were systematically destroyed from 1975–81, after which recolonization was allowed; in the other, comprising 116 km2, small scale, statutory badger removal operations were undertaken from 1975 onwards where specific herds were detected with M. bovis infection. In the area with total clearance, no further incidents with M. bovis isolation occurred from 1982–92. Survival analysis and proportional hazards regression indicated that the risk of herds being identified with infection was less once badgers had been cleared from their neighbourhood, whereas it was greater in herds with 50 or more animals, and once cattle in a herd had responded positively to the tuberculin skin test, even though infection with M. bovis was not confirmed subsequently. The study provides further evidence that badgers represent an important reservoir of M. bovis infection for cattle and that badger control is effective in reducing incidents of cattle infection with M. bovis if action is thorough and recolonization is prevented.

Effects of roads on badger Meles meles populations in south-west England

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Philip Clarke ◽  
Piran C.L White ◽  
Stephen Harris
Keyword(s):  
Meles Meles ◽  
South West ◽  
South West England

TBE in United Kingdom

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Clinical Disease ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
Probable Case ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
South West ◽  
Louping Ill ◽  
The Uk ◽  
North And South ◽  
South West England

Until 2019, TBE was considered only to be an imported disease to the United Kingdom. In that year, evidence became available that the TBEV is likely circulating in the country1,2 and a first “probable case” of TBE originating in the UK was reported.3 In addition to TBEV, louping ill virus (LIV), a member of the TBEV-serocomplex, is also endemic in parts of the UK. Reports of clinical disease caused by LIV in livestock are mainly from Scotland, parts of North and South West England and Wales.4

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