title: Infection of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) with Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium complex in Spain.
abstract: The prevalence, distribution and pathology related to infection with Mycobacterium bovis and other mycobacteria were determined in trapped (n=36) and road-killed (n=121) badgers in Spain from 2006 to 2010. The prevalence of M. bovis based on bacteriological culture from road-killed badgers was 8/121 (6.6%) and from trapped badgers was 0/36 (0%). Tuberculosis/M. bovis infection was evident in 15/121 (12.4%) road-killed badgers when bacteriology and histopathology were combined. Mycobacterium avium complex was isolated by culture from the tracheal aspirate of 1/36 (2.8%) trapped badgers and from tissue pools from 8/121 (6.6%) road-killed badgers.
authors: SERIDA, Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario, Centro de Biotecnología Animal, 33394 Deva-Gijón, Asturias, Spain. Electronic address: abalseiro@serida.org.
authors: Ana
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authors: Balseiro
authors: IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors: Oscar
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authors: Rodríguez
authors: BIOGESTIÓN, Coronel Aranda 7 5°, 33005 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain.
authors: Pablo
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authors: González-Quirós
authors: Laboratorio de Sanidad Animal del Principado de Asturias, Travesía del hospital 96, 33299 Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
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authors: NEIKER, Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, 48160 Derio, Bizkaia, Spain.
authors: Iker A
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authors: TB Research Group, Department of Bacteriology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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authors: TB Research Group, Department of Bacteriology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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authors: TB Research Group, Department of Bacteriology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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authors: TB Research Group, Department of Bacteriology, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Woodham Lane, New Haw, Addlestone, Surrey KT15 3NB, United Kingdom.
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authors: VISAVET Health Surveillance Centre and Facultad de Veterinaria (Departamento de Sanidad Animal), Universidad Complutense, Avda, Puerta de Hierro s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
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authors: Consejería de Medio Rural, Edificio Administrativo San Caetano, 15781 Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain.
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authors: Wildlife and Emerging Diseases Programme, The Food and Environment Research Agency, Sand Hutton, York YO41 1LZ, United Kingdom.
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authors: IREC (CSIC - UCLM - JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, 13071 Ciudad Real, Spain.
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authors: SERIDA, Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario, Centro de Biotecnología Animal, 33394 Deva-Gijón, Asturias, Spain.
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authors: Prieto