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| Badger Types! |
| Unless stated otherwise, all these
publications relate to the Eurasian Badger (Meles meles) only. The
term "bTB" has been used as shorthand to cover all instances of bovine
tuberculosis, M Bovis and related terms. We may
have simplified complex scientific jargon, to
use terminology more commonly understood by ordinary mortals. Please let us know if we have misinterpreted any publication, and we will
correct our error. |
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| Buzzwords! |
| Biomarker |
| A chemical substance whose detection indicates a particular
disease state, a change in expression or state of a protein that correlates with
the risk or progression of a disease, or with the susceptibility of the disease
to a given treatment |
| Epidemiology |
| The study of factors affecting the health/illness of
a human or animal population. Factors might include nutrition, infectious
agents, stress or chemicals. |
| Immunoassay |
| A biochemical test that measures the concentration of a
substance in a biological serum or urine, using the reaction of an antibody or
antibodies to its antigen. Monoclonal antibodies are often used as they only
usually bind to one site of a particular molecule, and provide a more specific
and accurate test. |
| Morphological analysis |
| A method for exploring all possible solutions to a complex
problem. Morphological analysis concerns the arrangement of objects and how they
create a whole - such as a whole anatomical system. |
| Zoonotic Diseases |
| These are diseases caused by infectious agents that
can be transmitted between (or are shared by) animals and humans. |
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