Successful elimination of a lethal wildlife infectious disease in nature.

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Published in Biol Lett on November 01, 2015

Authors

Jaime Bosch1, Eva Sanchez-Tomé2, Andrés Fernández-Loras2, Joan A Oliver3, Matthew C Fisher4, Trenton W J Garner5

Author Affiliations

1: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain bosch@mncn.csic.es.
2: Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, Madrid 28006, Spain.
3: Conselleria de Medi Ambient i Mobilitat, Govern de les Illes Balears, Gremi Corredors 10, Polígon Son Rossinyol, Palma 07009, Spain.
4: Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, St Mary's Hospital, Norfolk Place, London W2 1PG, UK.
5: Institute of Zoology, Regent's Park, London NW1 4RY, UK.

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