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Study provides first direct evidence linking TB infection in cattle and local badger populations

Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. The findings highlight ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Badger sleeping habits could help target TB control

Sleeping away from the family home is linked to health risks for badgers, new research by the University of Exeter and the Food and Environment Research Agency has revealed.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vaccination reduces the risk of unvaccinated badger cubs testing tuberculosis positive

New evidence from a four-year field study has shown that BCG vaccination reduces the risk of tuberculosis infection in unvaccinated badger cubs in vaccinated groups, as well as in badgers that received the vaccine.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0