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An investigation of Mycobacterium bovis and helminth coinfection in the European badger Meles meles

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2022
We investigated the relationship between the presence of helminth parasites in European badgers, and their tuberculosis (TB) status, culled as part of the bovine TB eradication programme in Ireland.
David J. Kelly, Nicola M. Marples, Rachel L. Byrne, Ursula Fogarty, Kevin Kenny, Henrietta Cameron, Denise Griffin, Celia V. Holland   +7 more
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Observations of American Badgers, Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) (Mammalia, Carnivora), in a restored tallgrass prairie in Illinois, USA, with a new county record of successful reproduction [PDF]

Check List, 2020
American Badgers, Taxidea taxus (Schreber, 1777) are poorly studied relative to other North American carnivores. We report on observations of American Badgers within a restored tallgrass prairie ecosystem owned and managed by The Nature
John P. Vanek, Jess Fliginger, Richard B. King   +2 more
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Direction of association between bite wounds and Mycobacterium bovis infection in badgers: implications for transmission. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Badgers are involved in the transmission to cattle of bovine tuberculosis (TB), a serious problem for the UK farming industry. Cross-sectional studies have shown an association between bite wounds and TB infection in badgers which may have ...
Helen E Jenkins, D R Cox, Richard J Delahay   +2 more
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Canine Distemper Virus in Wild Carnivore Populations from the Czech Republic (2012–2020): Occurrence, Geographical Distribution, and Phylogenetic Analysis

Life, 2022
Canine distemper is a highly contagious viral disease in carnivores and represents a serious threat for both wild and domestic animals. The aim of our study was to monitor the occurrence of the canine distemper virus in wildlife from the Czech Republic ...
Eliška Kličková, Lenka Černíková, Aurélie Dumondin, Eva Bártová, Marie Budíková, Kamil Sedlák   +5 more
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Infection in Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) and Cattle in Asturias, Spain

Animals, 2021
The present work investigated the prevalence, spatial distribution, and temporal distribution of tuberculosis (TB) in free-ranging Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) and cattle in Asturias (Atlantic Spain) during a 13-year follow-up.
Cristina Blanco Vázquez, Thiago Doria Barral, Beatriz Romero, Manuel Queipo, Isabel Merediz, Pablo Quirós, José Ángel Armenteros, Ramón Juste, Lucas Domínguez, Mercedes Domínguez, Rosa Casais, Ana Balseiro   +11 more
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Bioreactor-Grown Bacillus of Calmette and Guérin (BCG) Vaccine Protects Badgers against Virulent Mycobacterium bovis When Administered Orally: Identifying Limitations in Baited Vaccine Delivery

Pharmaceutics, 2020
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Great Britain adversely affects animal health and welfare and is a cause of considerable economic loss. The situation is exacerbated by European badgers (Meles meles) acting as a wildlife source of recurrent Mycobacterium ...
Sandrine Lesellier, Colin P. D. Birch, Dipesh Davé, Deanna Dalley, Sonya Gowtage, Simonette Palmer, Claire McKenna, Gareth A. Williams, Roland Ashford, Ute Weyer, Sarah Beatham, Julia Coats, Alex Nunez, Pedro Sanchez-Cordon, John Spiropoulos, Stephen Powell, Jason Sawyer, Jordan Pascoe, Charlotte Hendon-Dunn, Joanna Bacon, Mark A. Chambers   +20 more
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Tuberculosis in badgers where the bovine tuberculosis epidemic is expanding in cattle in England

Scientific Reports, 2021
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is an important animal health and economic problem for the cattle industry and a potential zoonotic threat. Wild badgers (Meles meles) play a role on its epidemiology in some areas of high prevalence in cattle, particularly in ...
Benjamin Michael Connor Swift, Elsa Sandoval Barron, Rob Christley, Davide Corbetta, Llorenç Grau-Roma, Chris Jewell, Colman O’Cathail, Andy Mitchell, Jess Phoenix, Alison Prosser, Catherine Rees, Marion Sorley, Ranieri Verin, Malcolm Bennett   +13 more
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Reproduction success in European badgers, red foxes and raccoon dogs in relation to sett cohabitation.

PLoS ONE, 2020
The setts of the European badger Meles meles can be cohabited during reproductive season by the red fox Vulpes vulpes and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides. There is no information on the possible impact of both species on the size of badgers' litter.
Krzysztof Nowakowski, Agnieszka Ważna, Przemysław Kurek, Jan Cichocki, Grzegorz Gabryś   +4 more
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Cranial variation and taxonomic status of Far-Eastern badgers, with remarks on Pleistocene paleogeography of Meles (Carnivora: Mustelidae) [PDF]

Vertebrate Zoology
Four species of Eurasian badgers (Meles) are widely distributed across Eurasia. Small-sized and dark-coloured Far Eastern M. leucurus amurensis is the most distinctive form among all Asian badgers, M. leucurus.
Andrey Y. Puzachenko, Viktor G. Yudin, Alexei V. Abramov   +2 more
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European badger (Meles meles) responses to low‐intensity, selective culling: Using mark–recapture and relatedness data to assess social perturbation

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, 2022
Culling the main wildlife host of bovine tuberculosis in Great Britain (GB) and Ireland, the European badger (Meles meles), has been employed in both territories to reduce infections in cattle.
Adrian Allen, Georgina Milne, Carl McCormick, Shane Collins, Maria O'Hagan, Robin Skuce, Nigel Trimble, Roland Harwood, Fraser Menzies, Andrew W. Byrne   +9 more
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