Protection against tuberculosis in Eurasian wild boar vaccinated with heat-inactivated Mycobacterium bovis.

Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis and closely related members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex continues to affect humans and animals worldwide and its control requires vaccination of wildlife reservoir species such as Eurasian wild boar (Sus scrofa). Vaccination efforts for T...

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Main Authors: Joseba M Garrido, Iker A Sevilla, Beatriz Beltrán-Beck, Esmeralda Minguijón, Cristina Ballesteros, Ruth C Galindo, Mariana Boadella, Konstantin P Lyashchenko, Beatriz Romero, Maria Victoria Geijo, Francisco Ruiz-Fons, Alicia Aranaz, Ramón A Juste, Joaquín Vicente, José de la Fuente, Christian Gortázar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3173485?pdf=render