Bait uptake by wild badgers and its implications for oral vaccination against tuberculosis.

The deployment of baits containing vaccines or toxins has been used successfully in the management of wildlife populations, including for disease control. Optimisation of deployment strategies seeks to maximise uptake by the targeted population whilst ensuring cost-effectiveness. Tuberculosis (TB) c...

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Main Authors: Stephen P Carter, Andrew Robertson, Kate L Palphramand, Mark A Chambers, Robbie A McDonald, Richard J Delahay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6226152?pdf=render