Progress in the Control of Bovine Tuberculosis in Spanish Wildlife

Christian Gortazar , Joaquín Vicente , Mariana Boadella , Cristina Ballesteros , Ruth C. Galindo , Joseba Garrido , Alicia Aranaz (1) , José de La Fuente (2)

1 Facultad de Veterinaria
2 Department of Veterinary Pathobiology

Despite the compulsory test and slaughter campaigns in cattle, bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is still present in Spain, and the role of wildlife reservoirs is increasingly recognized. We provide an update on recent progress made in bTB control in Spanish wildlife, including aspects of epidemiology, surveillance, host-pathogen interaction and wildlife vaccination.

Mots clés: Disease control; Wildlife epidemiology

Domaines: Médecine vétérinaire et santé animale

Christian Gortazar, Joaquín Vicente, Mariana Boadella, Cristina Ballesteros, Ruth C. Galindo, et al.. Progress in the Control of Bovine Tuberculosis in Spanish Wildlife. Veterinary Microbiology, 2011, 151 (1-2), pp.170. ⟨10.1016/j.vetmic.2011.02.041⟩. ⟨hal-00701898⟩