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SUBMITTER: Balseiro A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7011093 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Balseiro Ana A Prieto José Miguel JM Álvarez Vega V Lesellier Sandrine S Davé Dipesh D Salguero Francisco J FJ Sevilla Iker A IA Infantes-Lorenzo José Antonio JA Garrido Joseba M JM Adriaensen Hans H Juste Ramón A RA Barral Marta M
Frontiers in veterinary science 20200204
In Europe, badgers (<i>Meles meles</i>) are recognized as major tuberculosis (TB) reservoir hosts with the potential to transmit infection to associated cattle herds. Recent studies in Spain have demonstrated that vaccination with a heat-inactivated <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> vaccine (HIMB) successfully protects captive wild boar and red deer against progressive disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of two oral vaccines against TB in a badger model: the live-attenuated <i>M ...[more]