Cheeseman C L, Wilesmith J W, Stuart F A
Worplesdon Laboratory, Guildford, Surrey.
Epidemiol Infect. 1989 Aug;103(1):113-25. doi: 10.1017/s0950268800030417.
The data accumulated from 1972 to 1987 on the distribution and prevalence of tuberculosis in the badger population in Great Britain is reviewed. The current information on the influence of Mycobacterium bovis infection on badger population dynamics and its clinical effect on badgers is also summarized. The results of these reviews indicate that M. bovis is endemic in the British badger population and that the badger is an ideal maintenance host for M. bovis. The studies in progress to obtain a fuller understanding of the epidemiology of tuberculosis in badgers are also described.
回顾了1972年至1987年间在英国獾种群中积累的关于结核病分布和流行情况的数据。还总结了目前关于牛分枝杆菌感染对獾种群动态的影响及其对獾的临床影响的信息。这些综述结果表明,牛分枝杆菌在英国獾种群中呈地方性流行,并且獾是牛分枝杆菌的理想宿主。还描述了为更全面了解獾结核病流行病学而正在进行的研究。