Pathogenesis of Mycobacterium bovis Infection: the Badger Model As a Paradigm for Understanding Tuberculosis in Animals

Tuberculosis in animals is caused principally by infection with Mycobacterium bovis and the potential for transmission of infection to humans is often the fundamental driver for surveillance of disease in livestock and wild animals. However, with such a vast array of species susceptible to infection...

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Main Authors: Eamonn Gormley, Leigh A. L. Corner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fvets.2017.00247/full