Infection of Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) with Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium avium complex in Spain
Investigation article published in The Veterinary Journal
November 1st, 2011
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
Balseiro A., Rodriguez O., Gonzalez-Quiros P., Merediz I., Sevilla I., Dave D., Dalley DJ., Lesellier S., Chambers MA., Bezos J., Munoz M., Delahay RJ., Gortazar C. and Prieto JM.
 | Servicio de Micobacterias (MYC). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
| Departamento de Sanidad Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | Servicio Regional de Investigación y Desarrollo Agroalimentario (SERIDA). Gobierno del Principado de Asturias. |
 | Sanidad y Biotecnología (SaBio). Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos (IREC). Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). Gobierno de Castilla-La Mancha (JCCM). |
| BIOGESTIÓN. | |
| Laboratorio de Sanidad Animal. Gobierno del Principado de Asturias. |
 | Instituto Vasco de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario (NEIKER). Gobierno Vasco. |
 | Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). |
 | Consellería do Medio Rural. Xunta de Galicia. |
| Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA). Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). |
