Vaccinating badgers (Meles meles) against Mycobacterium bovis:: the ecological considerations

被引：43

作者：

Delahay, RJ ^{[1
]}

Wilson, GJ ^{[1
]}

Smith, GC ^{[1
]}

Cheeseman, CL ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Cent Sci Lab, Wildlife Dis Ecol Team, York YO41 1LZ, N Yorkshire, England

来源：

VETERINARY JOURNAL | 2003年 / 166卷 / 01期

关键词：

badger; bovine tuberculosis; vaccination; ecology; epidemiology; vaccine delivery;

D O I：

10.1016/S1090-0233(03)00071-6

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a serious zoonotic disease, which despite a largely successful test and slaughter programme has persisted in cattle herds in parts of the UK. The badger (Meles meles) is widely considered to represent a significant wildlife reservoir for the transmission of Mycobacterium bovis to cattle, and has been the subject of a variety of culling strategies since the mid 1970s. Nevertheless, the incidence of herd breakdowns has continued to rise, and the efficacy of culling is currently the subject of a large-scale field trial. One potential alternative tool for the management of disease in wildlife populations is vaccination. However, the successful development of an effective vaccine and a strategy for its delivery will require careful consideration of the practical constraints imposed by ecological factors. In the current paper, we discuss relevant ecological and epidemiological characteristics of badger populations and practical aspects of vaccine delivery in the field. Crown Copyright (C) 2003 Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.

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