GENITAL TRACT SCREENING FINDS WIDESPREAD INFECTION WITH MUSTELID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 IN THE EUROPEAN BADGER (MELES MELES)

@article{Kent2018GENITALTS,
  title={GENITAL TRACT SCREENING FINDS WIDESPREAD INFECTION WITH MUSTELID GAMMAHERPESVIRUS 1 IN THE EUROPEAN BADGER (MELES MELES)},
  author={Alice Kent and Bernhard Ehlers and Tom A. Mendum and Chris Newman and David W. Macdonald and Mark Andrew Chambers and Christina D. Buesching},
  journal={Journal of Wildlife Diseases},
  year={2018},
  volume={54},
  pages={133 - 137}
}
ABSTRACT:  Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) can be important drivers of population dynamics because of their negative effects on reproduction. However, screening for STDs, especially in wildlife populations, is widely neglected. Using the promiscuous, polygynandrous European badger (Meles meles) as a model, we investigated the presence and prevalence of herpesviruses (HVs) in a wild, high-density population and assessed potential differences in somatic fitness and female reproductive… 
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