The worldwide status of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) as a zoonosis remains of great concern.
This article reviews the main risk factors for bTB in cattle based on a three-level …

Understanding the complex population biology and transmission ecology of multihost
parasites has been declared as one of the major challenges of biomedical sciences for the …

Bovine tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium bovis, is one of the most challenging
endemic diseases currently facing government, the veterinary profession, and the farming …

Tuberculosis continues to be an important disease both in humans and animals. It causes
morbidity, mortality, and economic loss worldwide. The occurrence of Mycobacterium bovis …

ABSTRACT 1 The production of food for human consumption has led to an historical and
global conflict with terrestrial carnivores, which in turn has resulted in the extinction or …

Multi-host infectious agents challenge our abilities to understand, predict and manage
disease dynamics. Within this, many infectious agents are also able to use, simultaneously …

Background We have evaluated a sensitive screening assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(MTB) complex organisms and a specific assay for detecting Mycobacterium bovis DNA in …

Mycobacterium bovis is the causative agent of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in cattle and
wildlife. Direct aerosol contact is thought to be the primary route of infection between …

Linear habitats are becoming increasingly common as a consequence of habitat
fragmentation, and may provide the sole habitat for some species. Hedgerows are linear …

Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria.
This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was …