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Long-term assessment of wild boar harvesting and cattle removal for bovine tuberculosis control in free ranging populations.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Mentaberre Gregorio, Romero Beatriz, de Juan Lucía, Navarro-González Nora, Velarde Roser, Mateos Ana, Marco Ignasi, Olivé-Boix Xavier, Domínguez Lucas, Lavín Santiago, Serrano Emmanuel
Abstract excerpt
Wild boar is a recognized reservoir of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in the Mediterranean ecosystems, but information is scarce outside of hotspots in southern Spain. We describe the first high-prevalence focus of TB in a non-managed wild boar population in northern Spain and the result of eight years of TB management. Measures implemented for disease control included the control of the local wild boar population...
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