Ní Bhuachalla Deirdre, Corner Leigh Al, More Simon J, Gormley Eamonn
School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland,
Centre for Veterinary Epidemiology and Risk Analysis, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Vet Med (Auckl). 2014 Dec 19;6:27-38. doi: 10.2147/VMRR.S53643. eCollection 2015.
Bovine tuberculosis (TB), caused by infection with , is a persistent problem in cattle herds in Ireland and the United Kingdom, resulting in hardship for affected farmers and substantial ongoing national exchequer expenditure. There is irrefutable scientific evidence that badgers are a reservoir of infection and are implicated in the transmission of infection to cattle. A range of options for the control of TB in badgers is currently available or under development including culling of badgers, vaccination of badgers and cattle, and improved biosecurity to limit contact between the two species. It is unlikely that the eradication of TB from cattle will be achieved without the reservoir of infection in badgers being controlled. The chances of success will, however, improve with greater knowledge of the disease in both species and an understanding of the epidemiological drivers of the transmission of infection between badgers and cattle.
牛结核病（TB）由感染[病原体名称未给出]引起，在爱尔兰和英国的牛群中一直是个问题，给受影响的农民带来了困难，并导致国家财政持续大量支出。有确凿的科学证据表明，獾是[病原体名称未给出]感染的宿主，并与感染牛有关。目前有一系列控制獾结核病的选项可供使用或正在开发中，包括捕杀獾、给獾和牛接种疫苗，以及加强生物安全措施以限制两种物种之间的接触。如果不控制獾体内的[病原体名称未给出]感染源，就不太可能实现牛结核病的根除。然而，随着对这两种物种疾病的更多了解以及对獾和牛之间感染传播的流行病学驱动因素的理解，成功的机会将会增加。
