The Northern Ireland programme for the control and eradication of Mycobacterium bovis
The Northern Ireland programme for the control and eradication of Mycobacterium bovis
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DOI：
10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.11.023
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发表时间：
2006-02-25
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Roberts, AR
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作者：
Abernethy, DA;Denny, GO;Roberts, AR
牛结核病是北爱尔兰的地方病，自1959年以来一直在实施一项全面的根除计划。目前的规划包括年度检测、广泛的计算机追踪、对疫情爆发附近的牛群进行短间隔检测和强制屠宰阳性牛。尽管疾病流行率最初有所下降，但根除已被证明是难以实现的，潜在的解释因素包括牛密度高和可能发生的群间接触、外来疾病对资源优先次序的影响，以及野生动物储存库欧洲獾（Meles Meles）中牛结核病的显著水平。必须处理受感染的牛和獾在传播疾病方面的作用，以确保在根除方面取得进展。叙述了目前的措施，并概述了今后加强该方案的备选办法。(c) 2005 Elsevier B.V.版权所有
Bovine tuberculosis is endemic in Northern Ireland and a comprehensive eradication scheme has been in operation since 1959. The current programme involves annual testing, extensive computerized tracing, short-interval testing of herds contiguous to outbreaks and compulsory slaughter of positive cattle. Despite initial reductions in disease prevalence, eradication has proved elusive and potential explanatory factors include high cattle density and potential for between-herd contact, the impact of exotic diseases on resource priorities, and significant levels of bovine tuberculosis in a wildlife reservoir, the European badger (Meles meles). Both the role of the infected bovine and that of the badger in spreading disease have to be addressed to ensure progress towards eradication. Cur-rent measures are described and future options for enhancing the programme are outlined. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.