Bovine TB: ISG Publications
Please note: the ISG has now closed.
Since it was set up in 1998 the ISG has published a number or reports and papers about its work. A list of these reports and papers is given below:
2008
Jenkins HE, Morrison WI, Cox DR, Donnelly CA, Johnston WT, Bourne FJ, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, McInerney JP, Watkins GH and Woodroffe R. The prevalence, distribution and severity of detectable pathological lesions in badgers naturally infected with Mycobacterium bovis. Epidemiology and Infection, in press 2008 doi: 10.1017/S0950268807009909.
Woodroffe R, Gilks P, Johnston WT, Le Fevre AM, Cox DR, Donnelly CA, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Gettinby G, McInerney JP and Morrison WI. Effects of culling on badger abundance: implications for tuberculosis control 
(231 KB) Journal of Zoology 274, 28-37, 2008. Published online 4 July 2007. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2007.00353.x
2007
Jenkins HE, Woodroffe R, Donnelly CA, Cox DR, Johnston WT, Bourne FJ, Cheeseman CL, Clifton-Hadley RS, Gettinby G, Gilks P, Hewinson RG, McInerney JP and Morrison WI. Effects of culling on spatial associations of Mycobacterium bovis infections in badgers and cattle. Journal of Applied Ecology 44, 897-908, 2007.
Christl A. Donnelly , Gao Wei, W. Thomas Johnston, D.R. Cox, Rosie Woodroffe, F. John Bourne, C.L. Cheeseman, Richard S. Clifton-Hadley, George Gettinby, Peter Gilks, Helen E. Jenkins, Andrea M. Le Fevre, John P. McInerney & W. Ivan Morrison - Impacts of widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis: concluding analyses from a large-scale field trial. International Journal of Infectious Diseases. (Published online 12 June 2007.) The supporting data is available with the full text.
R. Woodroffe, C.A. Donnelly, Gao Wei, F.J. Bourne, C.L. Cheeseman, D.R.
Cox, G. Gettinby, J.P. McInerney & W.I. Morrison - Evaluating
the closed season adopted in the Randomised Badger Culling Trial - an
update (35 KB).
The supporting data is available. To request this data please email tb.webmaster@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
R. Woodroffe, C.A. Donnelly, Gao Wei, F.J. Bourne, C.L. Cheeseman, D.R.
Cox, G. Gettinby, J.P. McInerney & W.I. Morrison - Patterns
of trap-related injury recorded in the Randomised Badger Culling Trial
- an update (757
KB). The supporting data is available. To request this data please email
tb.webmaster@defra.gsi.gov.uk.
2006
Rosie Woodroffe, Christl A. Donnelly, Helen E. Jenkins, W. Thomas Johnston, David R. Cox, F. John Bourne, Chris L. Cheeseman , Richard J. Delahay, Richard S. Clifton-Hadley, George Gettinby, Peter Gilks, R. Glyn Hewinson , John P. McInerney, and W. Ivan Morrison. Culling and cattle controls influence tuberculosis risk for badgers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 103, 14713–14717, 2006.
R. Woodroffe, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, F. J. Bourne, C. L. Cheeseman, R. J. Delahay, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney and W. I. Morrison. Effects of culling on badger (Meles meles) spatial organisation: implications for the control of bovine TB. Journal of Applied Ecology 43, 1-10, 2006.
Christl A. Donnelly, Rosie Woodroffe, David R. Cox, F. John Bourne, Chris
L. Cheeseman, Richard S. Clifton-Hadley, Gao Wei, George Gettinby, Peter
Gilks, Helen Jenkins, W. Tom Johnston, Andrea M. Le Fevre, John P. McInerney
and W. Ivan Morrison. Positive and negative
effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Nature
439, 843-846, 2006 (223 KB).
2005
Andrea M. Le Fevre, Christl A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, F. John Bourne, Richard
S. Clifton-Hadley, George Gettinby, W. Thomas Johnston, John P. McInerney,
W. Ivan Morrison and Rosie Woodroffe. The
impact of localised badger culling versus no culling on TB incidence in
British cattle: a randomised trial
(145 KB)
R. Woodroffe, F. J. Bourne, D. R. Cox, C. A. Donnelly, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney and W. I. Morrison. Welfare of badgers (Meles meles) subjected to culling: Patterns of trap-related injury. Animal Welfare, 2005, 14, 11-17.
R. Woodroffe, F. J. Bourne, C. L. Cheeseman, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney and W. I. Morrison. Welfare of badgers (Meles meles) subjected to culling: Development and evaluation of a closed season. Animal Welfare, 2005, 14, 19-25.
R. Woodroffe, C. A. Donnelly, W. T. Johnston, F. J. Bourne, C. L. Cheeseman, R. S. Clifton-Hadley, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, R. G. Hewinson, A. M. Le Fevre, J. P. McInerney and W. I. Morrison. Spatial association of Mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle and badgers Meles meles. Journal of Applied Ecology, 2005, 42, 852; doi 10.1111/j1365-2664.2005.01081.x..
D. R. Cox, Christl A. Donnelly, F. John Bourne, George Gettinby, John P. McInerney, W. Ivan Morrison, and Rosie Woodroffe. Simple model for tuberculosis in cattle and badgers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA, 2005. 10.1073/pnas.0509003102.
W. Thomas Johnston, George Gettinby, David .R. Cox, Christl A. Donnelly, F. John Bourne, Richard S. Clifton-Hadley, Andrea M. Le Fevre, John P. McInerney, Andy Mitchell, W. Ivan Morrison and Rosie Woodroffe. Herd level risk factors associated with TB breakdowns prior to the 2001 UK foot and mouth disease epidemic among cattle herds in England. Biology Letters, 2005, 1, 53-6.
F. J Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. Bovine Tuberculosis - Towards a Science Based Control Strategy. Science in Parliament, 62 (1), 25-28, 2005.
F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney,
W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. An epidemiological
investigation into bovine tuberculosis: towards a science-based control
strategy. Fourth Report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle
TB (715 KB) 2005,
PB10138 Defra (London).
2004
W. I. Morrison, F. J. Bourne, D. R. Cox, C. A. Donnelly, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney and R. Woodroffe. Potential use of vaccination in cattle and badgers to control bovine tuberculosis. Control of Infectious Animal Diseases by Vaccination. Eds. A. Scudel and M. Lombard. Series: Development of Biologicals, 119. Karger, Basel, 351-359, 2004.
2003
F. J. Bourne, C L Cheeseman, M. J. Colston, C. A. Donnelly, S. M. Eades,
P. Fine, B. Grenfell, R. G. Hewinson, S. Houghton, W. I. Morrison, J.
Pollock, A. G. Simmons, R. Woodroffe and D. B. Young. Independent Scientific
Group on Cattle TB Vaccine Scoping Sub-Committee. Development
of vaccines for bovine tuberculosis (410
KB) 2003, PB9102, Defra (London).
A. M. Le Fevre, W. T. Johnston, F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. Changes in badger setts over the first three years of the randomised badger culling trial. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, 2003, Warwick.
W. T. Johnston, A. M. Le Fevre, C. A. Donnelly, J. Bourne, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison, R. Woodroffe and A. R. Sayers. Preliminary assessment of enrolment questionnaires from the randomised badger culling field trial proactive areas. Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, 2003, Warwick.
C. A. Donnelly, R. Woodroffe, D. R. Cox, F. J. Bourne, G. Gettinby, A. M. Le Fevre, J. P. McInerney and W. I. Morrison. Impact of localized badger culling on tuberculosis incidence in British cattle, Nature. 2003, 426, 834-837.
R. Woodroffe, F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J .P. McInerney and W.I. Morrison. Towards a sustainable policy to control TB in cattle. Conservation and Conflict: Mammals and Farming in Britain, London: Linnean Society. Eds. F. Tattersal and W. Manley. 142-151, 2003.
2001
F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney,
W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. An epidemiological
investigation into bovine tuberculosis. Third Report of the Independent
Scientific Group on Cattle TB (535 KB). 2001, PB5801 Defra (London).
2000
F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelley, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison, and R. Woodroffe. Bovine Tuberculosis: Towards a future control strategy. Veterinary Record, 146, 207-210, 2000.
W .I . Morrison, F. J. Bourne, D. R. Cox, C. A. Donnelly, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney and R. Woodroffe. Pathogenesis and Diagnosis of infections with Mycobacterium bovis in cattle. Veterinary Record 146, 236-242, 2000.
F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. An epidemiological investigation into bovine tuberculosis. Second Report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB. 2000, PB4870, MAFF (London).
1998
F. J. Bourne, C. A. Donnelly, D. R. Cox, G. Gettinby, J. P. McInerney, W. I. Morrison and R. Woodroffe. Towards a sustainable policy to control TB in cattle – A scientific initiative. First Report of the Independent Scientific Group on Cattle TB. 1998, PB3881, MAFF (London).
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